Matt Prior
England's Matt Prior waits for the rain to stop before play can start during the first day of the second International Test cricket match between England and New Zealand at the Headingley cricket ground in Leeds, north-west England on May 24, 2013.
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I think it's very easy to look back and think 'that was a great year' and pat yourself on the back
But I feel slightly uncomfortable with it, because individual accolades aren’t the reason I play ... I play because I want this team to win. I get much more out of the group winning a Test match or a series.
Matt Prior changed his game completely and made himself into the best wicketkeeper-batsman in the world, that in itself is an inspiration ... It's great to see a player who has gone through a patch like that and come out of the other side where the grass is so much greener.More quotes »
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Bromyard's young gun Ian Bullock aiming to follow in footsteps of heroes Ian Botham and Matt Prior
Ian Bullock (pictured centre) is looking to follow in the footsteps of his heroes Ian Botham and Matt Prior, and make it tocricket’s big time. The 15-year-old has set his sights on playing county cricket after having been in the Worcestershire County set-up from Hereford Times Read more »
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Dean Wilson on cricket: 'Champions Counties', Matt Prior, Tony Grieg and the legend that is Phil Tufnell
win the Ashes in 2015 and 2017, to win the Test Championship in 2017 and to win the World Cup in 2015”. In the week that Matt Prior was named England’s player of the year by both the media and the fans it was inevitable that he would have a shocker at Lord’s from Mirror.co.uk Read more »
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England are a greatly overrated Test team
just six of their 19 Tests since the start of 2012. The only member of the side to have shown improvement is wicketkeeper Matt Prior, who has piled up runs and maintained his tidy glovework. England’s fielding, which was superb in the last Ashes, has declined from The Roar Read more »
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Joe Root's knock squandered by England after New Zealand rally
Prior suffered the first pair of his Test career as England squandered a hard-earned advantage with a Saturdayyesterday evening slump at Lord's. They had enjoyed comfortably the best of the third day of the first Test, taking the last six New Zealand wickets from Guardian Unlimited Read more »
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England v New Zealand, first Test: day three as it happened
ago. Southee now 3/29, he's having a fabulous time. WICKET! Prior c Guptill b Southee 0 Becoming actively worried about Matt Prior now, who's still on the mark. (That's the opposite of "off the mark", right?). A few less than assured defensive shots... First from The Telegraph Read more »
