Warren Hegg

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = ENG
name = Warren Hegg
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = -
tests = 2
test runs = 30
test bat avg = 7.50
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = 15
test balls = -
test wickets = -
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = -
test catches/stumpings = 8/-
FCs = 348
FC runs = 11302
FC bat avg = 27.90
FC 100s/50s = 7/55
FC top score = 134
FC balls = 6
FC wickets = -
FC bowl avg = -
FC 5s = -
FC 10s = -
FC best bowling = -
FC catches/stumpings = 857/94
debut date = 26 December
debut year = 1998
last date = 2 January
last year = 1999
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14149.html

Warren Kevin Hegg (born Manchester, 23 February 1968) is an English cricketer. He played county cricket for Lancashire.

Hegg made his first-class debut for Lancashire in 1986, and remained with the county for his entire career. In 1989 he set a first-class record when he held 11 catches in a single match. Although primarily a wicket-keeper, Hegg was also a handy lower-order batsman, and made several first-class hundreds. One of his finest moments came on 12 June 1996 when playing for Lancashire against Yorkshire in the semi-final of the Benson & Hedges Cup. Chasing 251 to win, Lancashire were 97/5 when Hegg arrived at the crease. Further wickets tumbled around him but Hegg scored 81 from 62 balls to help steer his county to victory by 1 wicket from the very last ball of the match. He was appointed captain of his county in 2002, but resigned after they were relegated to Division Two of the County Championship in 2004.

Hegg played two Test matches during the 1998-99 Ashes tour of Australia when Alec Stewart was moved up the order to play as a specialist batsman. Although selected in the squad for the 2001-02 tour of India and New Zealand, Hegg never again played Test cricket.

On 15 May 2005, Hegg announced that he would retire at the end of the season; in the event, however, a hand injury forced him to miss the season's last two county matches. Hegg finished with a total of 951 first-class dismissals, of which 919 were for Lancashire, just six short of George Duckworth's county record of 925.

External links

*cricinfo|ref=england/content/player/14149.html
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/lancashire/4550017.stm Hegg forced to end career early] from bbc.co.uk

He now works at Old Trafford as a Hospitality/Marketing Executive

He is also gaining a good reputation as a quality after dinner speaker

He is a keen Manchester United supporter

His benefit season in 1999 netted just over £170,000 his committee featured several of his late fathers (Kevin) friends (inc Chairman David Wicks) as well as one of cousins(Glenn Wallworth).

He is married to Joanne and they have two children Chloe and Cameron

His last game of competitve cricket was in April 2006 when he played one game for Fleetwood Hesketh (Southport) against Colwyn Bay in the ECB Premier Division of the Liverpool Competition where he scored 3 runs (stumped) and took two catches in the outfield (never kept wicket).