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Hollioake to retire as Thorpe stays on
London, Oct 02: Surrey captain Adam Hollioake is to retire from first-class cricket at the end of the 2004 English season, the club announced here yesterday.
London, Oct 02: Surrey captain Adam Hollioake is to retire from first-class cricket at the end of the 2004 English season, the club announced here yesterday.
But there was better news for the Oval-based county when, in a separate statement, they said England batsman and Surrey favourite Graham Thorpe had signed a new two-year contract.
Hollioake, 32, a medium-pace bowling all-rounder who won four Test caps and made 35 one-day international appearances for England between 1996 to 1999, including 14 as captain, has been profoundly affected by the death of his younger brother. Ben Hollioake, himself a Surrey and England all-rounder, died aged 24 in a car accident in Perth in March 2002.
Adam, who will set off on a charity expedition today on behalf of the Ben Hollioake fund, said: "I have had a marvellous 14 years at surrey -- and in the last seven years as captain, I feel we have achieved many things of which I am immensely proud.
"After much soul searching I have decided that 2004 will be my final year. I have many things that I want to do with my family, charity work with the Ben Hollioake fund and my business interests in Perth. "I will continue to give everything I can to the club in the next 12 months, and in the years to come."
Surrey Chief Executive Paul Sheldon said: "We are very sad that Adam will be retiring at the end of next season as he has been an outstanding captain and the most pivotal character in the club's success of recent years."
Bureau Report
Hollioake, 32, a medium-pace bowling all-rounder who won four Test caps and made 35 one-day international appearances for England between 1996 to 1999, including 14 as captain, has been profoundly affected by the death of his younger brother. Ben Hollioake, himself a Surrey and England all-rounder, died aged 24 in a car accident in Perth in March 2002.
Adam, who will set off on a charity expedition today on behalf of the Ben Hollioake fund, said: "I have had a marvellous 14 years at surrey -- and in the last seven years as captain, I feel we have achieved many things of which I am immensely proud.
"After much soul searching I have decided that 2004 will be my final year. I have many things that I want to do with my family, charity work with the Ben Hollioake fund and my business interests in Perth. "I will continue to give everything I can to the club in the next 12 months, and in the years to come."
Surrey Chief Executive Paul Sheldon said: "We are very sad that Adam will be retiring at the end of next season as he has been an outstanding captain and the most pivotal character in the club's success of recent years."
Bureau Report