The sad story of Ben Hollioake

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Yet, he is still remembered as a uniquely talented player, who was compared to other legends of the sport during his short but prolific career. It is always possible to watch in India the live cricket matches offered by the 1xBet online bookmaker.

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Beginnings of his career

Hollioake started his career in 1996. He spent the entirety of his time as a professional sportsman in the Surrey team. His debut in first-class cricket was already impressive, displaying a great skill against the Yorkshire team. Other highly talented players can be found at the Indian Premier League cricket - place a bet on that championship through 1xBet.

In fact, in 1997 the player received his first nomination for the national squad. There were many interesting aspects that Ben Hollioake showed during his career and that contributed to this call-up, such as:

1. he had a very powerful batting, that helped him to score lots of runs;
2. he was particularly accurate in taking wickets;
3. and he also used his medium pace in order to do various other achievements in the sport.

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Final years

Ben Hollioake played his first One-Day International against Australia. He did some remarkable things. For example, after scoring 63 runs, he was selected as man of the match. Being chosen as such in the first international match ever played is something almost unprecedented. For other amazing occurrences it is always a great idea to visit 1xbet.in/mobile and wager on them.

These fantastic performances with the national squad helped Hollioake to be chosen for the Test team. He played contests against teams like Sri Lanka and Australia during his brief career as an international cricketer in Test matches. These contests can be very entertaining and can bring great wagering chances, and on 1xBet, punters can wager on them from their mobile gadgets.

July 2001 was another great moment in Hollioake's career. With Yorkshire, he played the final match of the Benson and Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire. He scored 73 runs, and again was chosen as man of the match.

Sadly, tragedy struck less than one year later. On the 23rd of March 2002, and while visiting Australia, he suffered a fatal car accident. His brother Adam, also a cricketer, continued his legacy by also playing fantastic cricket.

David Pac

Update 12 November 2022