Alastair Hignell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alastair Hignell
Occupation	Cricketer
Date Of Birth	Sep 4, 1955(1955-09-04)
Age	69
Birthplace	Ely
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Ely
Horoscope	Capricorn

Alastair Hignell Biography

Alastair Hignell is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on September 4, 1955 in Ely, Ely, United Kingdom. Alastair James Hignell CBE (born 4 September 1955 in Cambridge) is an English former rugby union international and cricketer, and broadcaster.

Hignell continued to teach until he moved into journalism full-time and he became a respected reporter, as well as working extensively on BBC Radio. In 1999, he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and has since been an active fundraiser.

His final commentary for BBC Radio Five Live was the 2007-08 Guinness Premiership Final at Twickenham, where Wasps beat Leicester Tigers 26–16. Retiring Wasps captain Lawrence Dallaglio dedicated the victory to Hignell. Later in 2008 he provided weekly rugby podcasts on the This is Bristol website.

Hignell won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award in 2008 for his work in spreading awareness of multiple sclerosis.

After leaving university, he continued playing rugby for Bristol and England in the winter, while also working as a teacher (including at Bristol Cathedral School and Sherborne School), and cricket for Gloucestershire in the summer. As a right-handed batsman, he scored solidly rather than spectacularly, passing 1,000 runs in a season three times, including his final season in 1983, before his retirement. He won the last of his 14 England rugby caps in 1978-79.

Alastair Hignell Net Worth

Alastair Hignell is one of the richest Cricketer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alastair Hignell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hignell made his England rugby union debut in 1975 in a brutal encounter with Australia in Brisbane – eight days later he was playing for Gloucestershire against Middlesex at Bristol and five weeks later he made 60 in the Varsity match.

Hignell was educated at Denstone College, a boarding independent school for boys (now co-educational), in the village of Denstone in Staffordshire in Central England, followed by Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. Hignell won Blues at Cambridge in both cricket and rugby union, and when he graduated in 1977 he had already made several England appearances at full back. He was the second man to captain Cambridge at both cricket and rugby union.

Alastair Hignell became Patron of Multiple Sclerosis UK (MS-UK) (formally Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre) in 2002 and has since been active in raising funds for the charity.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Alastair Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Alastair Hignell celebrates birthday on September 4 of every year.