Jonathan Agnew

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jonathan Agnew
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 4, 1960(1960-04-04)
Age	64
Birthplace	Macclesfield
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aries

Jonathan Agnew Biography

Jonathan Agnew is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on April 4, 1960 in Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom. A nicknamed “Aggers”, played for Leicestershire from 1979 until

1992. Later, he became a broadcaster who won the Sony Award.

He was trained under former English speed-bowler He was coached by former English fast-bowler Frank Tyson..

From the age of eight, Agnew boarded at Taverham Hall School near Norwich. His first cricket coach was Eileen Ryder and, according to Agnew, after “a couple of years” a professional arrived at the school: Ken Taylor, a former batsman for Yorkshire who had played three Tests for England in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Agnew was born on 4 April 1960 at West Park Hospital in Macclesfield, Cheshire, to Philip and Margaret Agnew. His parents’ forthcoming marriage was announced in The Times in 1957: Philip Agnew was described as “the only son of Mr and Mrs Norris M. Agnew of Dukenfield Hall, Mobberley, Cheshire” and Margaret as “youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs A.F.V. McConnell of Hampton Hall, Worthen, Shropshire”. The Agnews had a second son in June 1962 and were recorded as living at “Bainton near Stamford, Lincs”; in April 1966, a daughter, Felicity, was born and was announced as “a sister for Jonathan and Christopher”. Agnew’s paternal grandmother, Lady Mona Agnew, died aged 110 years and 170 days in 2010 and was on the list of the 100 longest-lived British people ever.

His maternal grandmother was 110 years old and is listed on the list of 100 most long-lived British people to ever.

Jonathan Agnew Net Worth

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

He first joined Surrey County Cricket Club’s 2nd XI in the year 1977.

He was the first player since 1968 to have 100 first-class wickets during the course of an English cricket match.

Driven by early enjoyment of the media coverage of cricket, Agnew developed a love for playing the game. At the end of days spent watching cricket on television in a blacked-out room with the commentary provided by the radio, Agnew would go into the garden and practise his bowling for hours, trying to imitate the players he had seen. Agnew’s father, an amateur cricketer, taught him the rudiments of the sport, including an offspin action, as he wanted his son to develop into a bowler like him. Another family connection to cricket was his first cousin, Mary Duggan, who was a women’s Test player for England from 1948 to 1963.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Jonathan Agnew height 6 ft 4 in Jonathan weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Jonathan Agnew Dating?

According to our records, Jonathan Agnew married to Emma Agnew , Beverley. As of December 1, 2023, Jonathan Agnew’s is not dating anyone.

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Agnew attended Uppingham School for his secondary education, and left in 1978 with nine O-levels and two A-levels in German and English. From the age of 16 he developed his skills as a right-arm fast bowler out of school hours at Alf Gover’s cricket school whilst at Surrey County Cricket Club. That summer, he saw fast bowler Michael Holding take 14 wickets in the 1976 Oval Test match, a performance of pace bowling referred to as “devastating” by cricket writer Norman Preston, which made a lasting impression on Agnew. More than 30 years later he wrote of his bowling during his schooldays:

Facts & Trivia

Jonathan Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jonathan Agnew celebrates birthday on April 4 of every year.

Agnew had a successful first-class career as a fast bowler for Leicestershire from 1979 to 1990, returning briefly in 1992. In first-class cricket he took 666 wickets at an average of 29.25. Agnew won three Test caps for England, as well as playing three One Day Internationals in the mid-1980s, although his entire international career lasted just under a year. In county cricket, Agnew’s most successful seasons came toward the end of his career, after his last international match, when he had learned to swing the ball. He was second- and third-leading wicket-taker in 1987 and 1988 respectively, including the achievement of 100 wickets in a season in 1987. He was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year by Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack in 1988.

What has happened to Jonathan Agnew?

While still a player, Agnew began a career in cricket journalism and commentary. Since his retirement as a player, he has become a leading voice of cricket on radio, as the BBC Radio cricket correspondent and as a commentator on Test Match Special.

Did Jonathan Agnew play England?

Jonathan Agnew’s career as the BBC’s cricket correspondent has been so successful, it’s easy to forget that he ever played the game. But, as a thrusting seam bowler in the 1980s, he played three Tests for England before taking up his position in the commentary box.

Has Jonathan Agnew left TMS?

ngland’s cricketers will tour Sri Lanka and the Caribbean this winter but they will not be accompanied by the iconic broadcast of the BBC’s Test Match Special. As they had threatened to for last winter’s Ashes, talkSport have secured the audio rights.

How old is Jonathan Agnew?

62 years (April 4, 1960)

How old is Emma Agnew?

“I was absolutely overwhelmed when I was asked to host the Twilight Walk,” says 53-year-old Emma, who is married to England cricket legend Jonathan ‘Aggers’ Agnew.