Ben Hollioake
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Full name | Benjamin Caine Hollioake | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Victoria, Australia | 11 November 1977|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 March 2002 Perth, Western Australia | (aged 24)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Adam Hollioake (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 588) | 7 August 1997 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 31 August 1998 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 146) | 25 May 1997 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 28 January 2002 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2001 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 March 2002 |
Benjamin Caine Hollioake (11 November 1977 – 23 March 2002) was an English
Biography
Early life
The son of an Australian engineer and his Indonesian wife, Ben Hollioake was born in
Cricketing career
A graceful batsman who was capable of massive hitting, and a useful medium pacer with a knack of taking wickets, Ben joined his brother at Surrey in 1994.
The following July, Hollioake produced another Man of the Match performance at Lords, this time taking two wickets and scoring 98 runs from 112 deliveries as Surrey defeated Kent in the final of the Benson & Hedges Cup.[1]
England were not performing well in the
The following year, Surrey awarded Hollioake his
In July 2001 he was once more man of the match in the final of the Benson and Hedges Cup at Lord's, where he scored 73 runs and helped Surrey to victory over Gloucestershire.[10]
Steve James wrote in the Daily Telegraph:[10]
At times he was so laid back as to be infuriating... but there was a remarkable warmth and gentleness in his character. Among the youngsters he was simply one thing: cool.
Death
Hollioake died on 23 March 2002 in Perth, Western Australia, near his childhood school, Wesley College, when he crashed his Porsche 944 into a wall on the Mill Point Road exit of the Kwinana Freeway on his way home from a family celebration.[9] His death at the age of 24 years and 132 days was the youngest of any England Test cricketer.[11][12]
Legacy
Following his death, Ben's brother,
At the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, the player of the tournament award is named in his honour, the 'Ben Hollioake Award'.[2][15]
At his old club, Surrey, an apprenticeship for an up-and-coming younger player was set up in 2003, also called the 'Ben Hollioake Award'.[16]
Honours
- County Championship (2) – 1999, 2000
- Benson and Hedges Cup(2) – 1997, 2001
See also
- List of Test or One-day International cricket families
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ben Hollioake: Obituary". telegraph.co.uk. 25 March 2002. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ a b Sixes pay tribute to Ben Hollioake, SCMP, 22 October 2002
- ^ a b c Gough, Martin (22 March 2002). "Tragedy of burgeoning star". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ Ronay, Barney (20 March 2012). "Ben Hollioake: a glorious talent that never got the chance to wither". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ Brace, Matthew (24 March 2002). "He said his farewells. Then a patch of oil cost cricket star Ben his life". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ "Ben Hollioake obituary". scotsman.com. 25 March 2002. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ Hobbs, David (25 March 2002). "Obituary: Ben Hollioake". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ Randall, Charles (22 March 2002). "Hollioake death is 'devastating news'". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Hollioake killed in car crash". bbc.co.uk. 23 March 2002. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ a b James, Steve (20 September 2011). "Surrey finally begin to emerge from shadows cast by Ben Hollioke's tragic death". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Obituary: Ben Hollioake". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ Harman, Jo (31 January 2023). "John Hollioake on the joys and sorrows of raising two cricketers". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ Brett.O (2005) Life after cricket, BBC sport website, 21 June 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ World relay record for Hollioake, BBC sport website, 22 October 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ Pakistan knock-out England to win KARP Group Hong Kong Sixes 2011, ESPNcricinfo, 30 October 2011
- ^ Surrey set the title standard, The Guardian, 15 April 2003
External links
- Ben Hollioake at ESPNcricinfo
- CHASE Ben Hollioake Fund (archived)
- CHASE Hospice Care for Children (archived)