The captaincy candidates (1 August 1999)
Michael Atherton's decision to rule himself out of the race to take over the England captaincy from the injured Nasser Hussain left the selectors to decide between Graham Thorpe and his Surrey team-mate, Mark Butcher
01-Aug-1999
1 August 1999
The captaincy candidates
The Electronic Telegraph
Michael Atherton's decision to rule himself out of the race to take
over the England captaincy from the injured Nasser Hussain left the
selectors to decide between Graham Thorpe and his Surrey team-mate,
Mark Butcher.
Thorpe has led his county in just one first-class game - against
Durham in 1994. Butcher, meanwhile, was appointed Surrey vice-captain
earlier this season ahead of his more experienced colleague.
There are those with reservations about Thorpe's leadership qualities
but they do not include Hussain. He was happy to recommend his closest
friend in the England side to the selectors when they met yesterday.
Source :: Electronic Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk)