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| Full name: | Michael Andrew Atherton |
| Born: | 23rd March 1968, Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Leg-break |
| Biography: | Awarded OBE in 1997 New Year's Honours for services to cricket |
| Education: | Manchester Grammar School; Downing College, Cambridge |
| Relations: | Brother: CD Atherton; Father-in-law: DF de Caires; Father: A Atherton; Son: JM de Caires |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1989-2001); England (ODI: 1990-1998); Cambridge University (Main FC: 1987-1989); Lancashire (Main FC: 1987-2001); Lancashire (Main ListA: 1987-2001); England Young Cricketers (Under-19 ODI: 1986/87-1987/88); England Young Cricketers (Under-19 Test: 1986/87); All teams |
| Lancashire cap: 1989 | |
| Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year: 1990 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1991 | |
| Lancashire benefit season: 1997 (raised 307,000 pounds) | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Articles: | Flintoff's body has become unreliable: Atherton |
| England v/s West Indies: A throwback to some memorable encounters | |
| No bad blood among England wicketkeepers, says Jones | |

| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1989-2001) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| England | 115 | 212 | 7 | 7728 | 185* | 37.69 | 16 | 46 | 37.49 | 83 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1989-2001) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 408 | 12 | 302 | 2 | 1-20 | 151.00 | 0 | 0 | 204.00 | 4.44 |
| ODI Career Batting and Fielding (1990-1998) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| England | 54 | 54 | 3 | 1791 | 127 | 35.11 | 2 | 12 | 58.64 | 15 | |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1987-2001) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 336 | 584 | 47 | 21929 | 268* | 40.83 | 54 | 107 | 268 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1987-2001) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 8981 | 289 | 4733 | 108 | 6-78 | 43.82 | 3 | 0 | 83.15 | 3.16 |
| List A Career Batting and Fielding (1987-2001) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 288 | 280 | 24 | 9347 | 127 | 36.51 | 14 | 59 | 111 | |
| List A Career Bowling (1987-2001) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 812 | 4 | 711 | 24 | 4-42 | 29.62 | 1 | 0 | 33.83 | 5.25 |
| Under-19 Test Career Batting and Fielding (1986/87) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England Young Cricketers | 2 | 3 | 1 | 112 | 84* | 56.00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Under-19 Test Career Bowling (1986/87) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England Young Cricketers | 456 | 27 | 158 | 6 | 3-64 | 26.33 | 0 | 0 | 76.00 | 2.07 |
| Under-19 ODI Career Batting and Fielding (1986/87-1987/88) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England Young Cricketers | 11 | 11 | 0 | 293 | 80 | 26.63 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| Under-19 ODI Career Bowling (1986/87-1987/88) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| England Young Cricketers | 123 | 0 | 102 | 8 | 4-25 | 12.75 | 2 | 0 | 15.37 | 4.97 |
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