25 Facts About Ryan Sidebottom

Ryan Jay Sidebottom was born on 15 January 1978 and is a former England international cricketer who played domestic cricket for Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire and retired in 2017, after taking more than 1,000 career wickets.

Ryan Sidebottom is the only player in the last 15 years to win 5 county championships and won the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 with England.

Ryan Sidebottom went on to become a prolific bowler for England over the next two years, though injuries saw him lose his place in the Test side in 2009.

Ryan Sidebottom retired from international duty on 20 September 2010, after playing 22 Tests for England and winning the 2010 ICC World Twenty20.

Ryan Sidebottom took the 37th Test cricket hat-trick in his 11th match for England against New Zealand, becoming the 11th English player to do so, on 8 March 2008, and on 23 March, he took his third five-wicket haul in the same series, breaking the previous record for an Englishman in New Zealand.

Ryan Sidebottom has two children, a daughter, Indiana Nell, and a son, Darley Jack with his first wife Kate.

Ryan Sidebottom's father, Arnie Sidebottom, was a cricketer, and played one Test match for England in 1985 against Australia, as well as playing professional football.

Ryan Sidebottom started playing as a young boy for Holmfirth Cricket Club and Kirkburton Cricket Club in his native West Yorkshire, his father being the club professional at the former [1].

Ryan Sidebottom made his debut for his native Yorkshire in 1997.

Injury problems took away much of his 2000 season, but, during the winter, Ryan Sidebottom toured the West Indies with England A, taking 16 wickets at a bowling average of 16.81.

Ryan Sidebottom made his international debut the following summer against Pakistan in place of Matthew Hoggard.

Ryan Sidebottom played in two ODIs in October 2001 against Zimbabwe.

Ryan Sidebottom left Yorkshire to join Nottinghamshire at the end of the 2003 season, having taken 163 wickets for Yorkshire at an average of 25.12.

Ryan Sidebottom has won five County Championships in total; he won the title with Yorkshire in 2001,2014 and 2015 after returning to the county of his birth, and with Nottinghamshire in 2005 and 2010.

On 22 February 2017, Ryan Sidebottom announced that he would be retiring from first-class cricket in all formats, commencing at the end of the 2017 County Championship.

Ryan Sidebottom was appointed bowling consultant for Surrey, on 14 March 2018.

In 2019, Ryan Sidebottom appeared on the eleventh series of Dancing on Ice alongside professional skater Brandee Malto.

Ryan Sidebottom made his international Test debut at Lord's in May 2001, as England took on Pakistan.

Ryan Sidebottom had an up down series in the tour of Sri Lanka.

Ryan Sidebottom then accompanied the England team on their tour of New Zealand.

Ryan Sidebottom did not make much impact with the bat scoring six runs in total and averaging only three, much overshadowed by fellow bowler Broad's average of 52.00.

Ryan Sidebottom went on to take another two five wicket hauls, resulting in one five-for in each Test of the series, breaking the previous record for an England bowler in New Zealand.

Ryan Sidebottom's spell was nominated to be the Best Test Bowling Performance of 2008 by ESPNCricinfo.

Ryan Sidebottom was left out of the second Test against New Zealand.

Ryan Sidebottom retired from international cricket on 20 September 2010.