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Michael Vaughan is a well-known English cricket commentator and retired cricketer. Michael Vaughan captained England’s Test team from 2003 to 2008. Additionally, he also represented Yorkshire at the national level.
Early life and childhood
Michael Vaughan was born Michael Paul Vaughan in October 29, 1974, in Eccles, Greater Manchester, England. His age is currently 48 years. His parents are Graham Vaughan and his mother Dee Vaughen. He is also the nephew of early 20th century cricketers Ernest and Johnny Tyldesley. Vaughan has English nationality and his zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Likewise, his father is an engineer and his mother is a housewife. Similarly, she also has an older brother named David Vaughan who currently works as a real estate agent. His family moved to Sheffield when Michael was just nine years old.
Education
Regarding his educational history, he attended Silverdale School. However, there are no exact details about his academic and university qualifications. Vaughan began playing cricket for the school team, where he was first noticed by Doug Padgett, the Yorkshire coach.
County race
As a young man, Vaughan attended the Yorkshire v Sheffield match while residing in Derbyshire. He was playing in the outfield with his teammates during the tea break when (at the time) Yorkshire head coach Doug Padgett saw him and asked him about joining the county.
Vaughan was born in Eccles, Greater Manchester, despite the strict rule at the time that only Yorkshire-born players could be selected for Yorkshire. Doug Padgett reconsidered the young athlete once the rule was changed years later and offered him the opportunity to enroll him in the Yorkshire program.
Caption: Michael Vaughan was caught on one of his shows Source: The Mirror
International career
1993-2003
Vaughan, a batsman who also occasionally plays off-spin, began playing professionally at the age of 17. He led the England Under-19 cricket team on tours to Sri Lanka in 1993/94 and against India at home in 1994. He became the 600th player to play for his nation in Test cricket when he made his debut in the trial for England in South Africa in November 1999.
Michael began his first Test match for England in a shaky position with two wickets down for two runs; After one over, this situation had worsened to four wickets down for two runs. He produced a quiet 33 and collaborated on 56 with Andrew Flintoff.
He had a difficult start in the first test at Brisbane with scores of 33 and 0, but would improve on this in the second test at Adelaide with a score of 177 and 41. Vaughan made a daring 145 in the fourth test at Melbourne. Vaughan scored 183 to win the match in the fifth and final Test in Sydney before being incorrectly dismissed by Andy Bichel. Replays revealed that the ball not only missed the leg stump but also went over the stumps by a reasonable margin.
In 2003 at Edgbaston, Vaughan followed up with a 156 against South Africa. He was named Test captain for the following match after the resignation of Nasser Hussain. Vaughan had a Test batting average of 50.98 when he took over as England captain.
england captaincy
Despite playing a total of 86 matches, Vaughan’s limited batting rarely matched his Test success. In fact, despite this, he never managed a one-day international century. His highest ODI score against Zimbabwe was 90 not out, which he achieved in 99 balls. Despite this, Nasser Hussain decided to resign after the 2003 World Cup, and Vaughan was named captain of England’s One Day International team on 6 May 2003.
Before the final Test at the Oval on 3 August 2008, Vaughan resigned as England captain after England lost a series to South Africa. During a torrent of tears (which somewhat contradicted the stereotypical image of the Northern “tough man”), Vaughan thanked his loved ones for their support in a speech that was extremely emotional. He then asked if anyone in the audience had a handkerchief.
Injury problems
Vaughan was unable to play in the opening Test of England’s tour to Pakistan in late 2005 due to a knee injury. He featured in the next two, contributing a half-century in the third as England fell behind 2-0 in the series. This ended England’s six-series winning streak in Test matches, which had taken them to second place in the ICC Test Championship.
Due to knee problems, Vaughan missed virtually the entire 2006 campaign and was unable to take part in the Test series against India and Sri Lanka. He failed to feature in England’s 5-0 defeat in the 2006-07 Ashes series in Australia, despite initial hopes of a comeback. In his first outing for his country in almost a year, Vaughan led England to a Twenty20 defeat against Australia on 9 January 2007, despite scoring 27 runs off just 21 balls.
In October, Vaughan agreed a renewable contract with Yorkshire that would keep him in the team for the remainder of his playing days. However, the deal would not come into effect until Vaughan’s main contract with England expired.
2007 World Cup
Despite concerns about his health, Vaughan was named captain and chosen as one of the last 15 players for the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean on 14 February 2007. With scores of 45, 1 and 26, he led the team in Group C with victories over Canada and Kenya and defeat against New Zealand.
Scoring 3/39 in 10 overs in England’s last match against the West Indies, Vaughan was the standout bowler.
Retirements
During 2009, Vaughan’s performance remained miserable and he was unable to convince the national team to call him up in time for the tour of the West Indies. To concentrate on returning to the Test team in time for the Ashes, Vaughan withdrew from the IPL sale in January.
However, his efforts proved fruitless as his poor performance prevented him from being included in the training group for the Ashes Tests. Former England captain and current The Times cricket journalist Mike Atherton stated that Vaughan was not planning to retire due to the energy of Yorkshire County Cricket Club. The direction of Vaughan’s life was not entirely under his control.
Vaughan has a wide range of business activities outside of cricket in addition to broadcasting. Some of these include fitness and a gym called FITISM, which has locations in Wilmslow and Bakewell. Additionally, Vaughan has a business called Art Balling where he uses cricket balls to paint the walls.
Since his retirement, Vaughan has served as a brand ambassador for various companies on several occasions. He most recently worked for Charles Tyrwhitt, a men’s clothing manufacturer.
Racism controversy
On 4 November 2021, Vaughan said he had been named in a report addressing allegations of institutionalized discrimination at Yorkshire County Cricket Club made by former player Azeem Rafiq. The report was the result of an investigation into racism at the club. He acknowledged that his name was mentioned in the investigation into Rafiq’s allegations of racial harassment, bullying and discrimination while he was a student in Yorkshire in his Daily Telegraph column. He rejected it as false.
The BBC confirmed on 5 November that Vaughan will not be presenting his Radio 5 Live show next week due to the investigation, but that they were still in talks with his team about his future employment with the organisation.
Personal life
He is a heterosexual person. Regarding his marital status, he is a married man. He married Nichola Shannon, a resident of Northern Ireland. They exchanged vows on September 27, 2003. The couple are parents to three children whose names are Tallula Grace, Archie Matthew and Jemima.
Caption: Michael Vaughan with his wife and children Source: Instagram
Michael Vaughan – Net worth 2023
This famous England captain and former cricketer has earned a good amount of money throughout his career. He has a net worth of $5 million as of April 2023. However, he has not shared his salary or other asset values.
Social media
Regarding his social media presence, he is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. His ‘Michael Vaughan’ Facebook account has over 618,000 followers to date. Likewise, his Instagram account ‘@michaelvaughan’ has gained more than 311,000 followers and has shared 5,411 posts. Likewise, he joined Twitter in December 2009 and has more than 1.5 million followers on his ‘@MichaelVaughan’ account.
Michael Vaughan – Body Measurements
As a cricketer, Michael Vaughan has a well-maintained body personality. He measures a height of 6 feet 2 inches but his weight is unknown. Also, there are no details about his dress size, shoe size, waist size, etc. By looking at the photos of him, we can assume that he has a pair of dark brown eyes and brown hair.
Caption: Michael Vaughan posing for a photo Source: Instagram
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