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23 Facts About Kyle Hogg

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Kyle William Hogg was born on 2 July 1983 and is an English former cricketer.

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Kyle Hogg was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler who played for Lancashire from 2001 to 2014.

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Kyle Hogg spent time on loan with Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire, both in 2007.

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Kyle Hogg was awarded his county caps by Worcestershire and Lancashire in 2007 and 2010 respectively.

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Kyle Hogg subsequently established himself as Lancashire's opening bowler in first-class cricket alongside captain Glen Chapple.

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Kyle Hogg was born on 2 July 1983 in Birmingham, West Midlands.

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Kyle Hogg's family moved to Oldham when he was a child.

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Kyle Hogg is the son of William Kyle Hogg and Sharon Ramadhin, daughter of West Indian cricketer Sonny Ramadhin,.

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Kyle Hogg made his first-class debut on 13 June 2001, representing Lancashire in a match against Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, taking three wickets in the match.

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Kyle Hogg's relatives include grandfather Sonny Ramadhin and father Willie Kyle Hogg.

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Kyle Hogg made a promising start to his career in 2001, at which time there were calls for him to be selected for the full England squad.

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In October 2006, Kyle Hogg signed to play in the English close season for New Zealand state side Otago after Warwickshire batsman Jonathan Trott, who usually played for Otago as an overseas player, recommended him.

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In May 2007 Kyle Hogg signed a four-month loan deal with Worcestershire to act as cover for injured seam bowlers Roger Sillence and Matt Mason.

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Kyle Hogg played two first-class and four one-day matches for Worcestershire, taking six and two wickets in the respective formats.

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Kyle Hogg went wicketless in the two first-class matches he played.

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Kyle Hogg took three wickets at an average of 39.66.

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Kyle Hogg was pleased with his performance on the tour, however a broken bone in his right hand meant he missed the first two weeks of county cricket back in England.

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In June 2010 Kyle Hogg got his best batting figures when he hit 88 in the Roses match against Yorkshire at Old Trafford.

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Kyle Hogg missed the start of the 2011 season after sustaining a muscle tear in Lancashire's final pre-season warm-up match.

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Later that month Kyle Hogg played his first County Championship game of the season.

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Against Nottinghamshire Kyle Hogg took his third five-wicket haul of the season in the Championship.

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On 5 September 2014 Kyle Hogg was forced to announce his retirement from cricket due to a serious back injury.

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Kyle Hogg finished his career with 280 first-class wickets from 114 matches with eight five-wicket hauls and one ten-wicket match return.