Alan Igglesden

English Test and County cricketer (1964-2021)

Alan Paul Igglesden (8 October 1964 – 1 November 2021)[1] was an English Test cricketer. He played three Test Matches and four One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the England cricket team between 1989 and 1994 as a fast bowler.

He played most of his first-class cricket career for Kent County Cricket Club. He was born in London.

In 1999, Igglesden was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.[2][3] He died from the disease in Apperley Bridge, West Yorkshire on 1 November 2021, aged 57. [4]

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  1. Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 98. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
  2. Petropoulos T (2004) 'Being alive is all that counts', BBC News, 26 December 2004. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. Armstrong R (2008) The greatest Test of all: Alan Igglesden on surviving a brain tumour, The Independent, 31 March 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. BREAKING: Kent and England cricketer Alan Igglesden has died aged 57 Archived 2021-11-01 at the Wayback Machine, Downs Mail, 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.