Full Name

Warren Kevin Hegg

Born

February 23, 1968, Whitefield, Manchester, Lancashire

Age

56y 25d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

A consistent performer behind the stumps in a long career with Lancashire, with the ability to score useful lower-order runs, Warren Hegg was 30 before he achieved full international recognition. Selected to tour West Indies with England A in 1990-91, illness prevented him taking part, and a loss of confidence kept him from further international honours until an A tour to Australia in 1996-97. Chosen at last in the full England squad to tour Australia two years later, Hegg expected to carry out the tour as understudy to the captain, Alec Stewart. However, England's dismal performance in the Ashes series, and a growing perception that Stewart was being overburdened, prompted a re-think after the third Test. To free up the captain to open the batting, Hegg made his Test debut at Melbourne on Boxing Day. He held on to his place for the final Test at Sydney, but although he kept tidily he failed to make much impression with the bat. After Stewart reverted to all three roles in the World Cup the following summer, Hegg was overlooked at the start of the series against New Zealand, when the selectors instead chose the young Nottinghamshire keeper Chris Read. By the end of the summer Stewart had reverted to the role of wicket-keeper batsman, which he held for another two years. Stewart's unavailability for the 2001 tour of India prompted the selectors to consider Hegg again. After another admirable season with Lancashire in 2001 (in which he had averaged over 40 with the bat) he was included in the squad along with the young Essex wicketkeeper James Foster. However it was Foster who played throughout the two Test series in India and New Zealand. To Hegg's disappointment, the selectors reverted to Stewart when Foster had the misfortune to break an arm in the nets at the start of the domestic season. Hegg holds a notable record of 11 catches in a first-class match, set in 1989. His batting, like his keeping, is consistent and has steadily improved. Hegg was appointed captain of Lancashire in 2002. After finishing third and second in Division One of the County Championship in his first two years in charge, Lancashire were hotly-tipped to be champions, but when they were relegated after a season of internal unrest, he resigned. Although he was relatively injury-free throughout his career, an injury to his hand caused him to retire in September 2005, a matter of a couple of weeks before the end of the season.
Martin Williamson (September 2005)

Warren Hegg Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests24030157.508634.88001080
FC348504991130213427.90--755--85794
List A4092457933138119.95--05--46661
T20s201341044511.5510797.190071108

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests2------------
FC348-670---7.00-000
List A409-000-----000
T20s20------------
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Recent Matches of Warren Hegg

MatchBatWktDateGroundFormat
PCA XI vs ACA Masters--0c/1s25-Jul-2013LondonOTHERT20
Lancashire vs Essex0*0c/0s & 0c/0s09-Sep-2005ChelmsfordFC
Lancashire vs Essex1*0c/0s07-Sep-2005ChelmsfordList A
Lancashire vs Northants15 & 124c/0s & 2c/0s30-Aug-2005NorthamptonFC
Lancashire vs WORCS8*2c/0s & 2c/0s25-Aug-2005BlackpoolFC

Photos of Warren Hegg

Warren Hegg
Lancs skipper Warren Hegg flicks a ball to leg
Martyn Ball checks out how hopeful stumper Warren Hegg gathers the ball
Warren Hegg fielding portrait 2001, thumbnail
Warren Hegg, thumbnail player informal portrait
Warren Hegg batting in the early wreckage of the Lancs innings