Jonathan Agnew (born 4 April 1960) is an English cricket broadcaster and former professional cricketer, nicknamed "Aggers". Agnew had a successful first-class career as a fast bowler for Leicestershire from 1979 to 1990, returning briefly in 1992. He won three Test caps in the mid-1980s for England, and played in three One Day Internationals, his entire international career lasting just under a year. In county cricket, Agnew's most successful seasons came toward the end of his career. He was the second and third leading wicket-taker in 1987 and 1988 respectively, achieving 100 wickets in a season in the former. Overall, he took 666 first-class wickets at an average of 29.25. He was named one of the five Cricketers of the Year by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1988. 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 on Test Match Special. In 1991, he was part of an on-air incident, known as the "leg over", which was blamed for a two-mile traffic jam caused by drivers laughing; BBC 5 Live listeners voted it "the greatest sporting commentary ever" in 2005. (Full article...)
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