5 Cricketer Turned Journalists
5 Cricketer Turned Journalists

4. Jonathan Agnew

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Jonathan Agnew represented England in three Test matches. He also made three appearances in ODI matches. He also played county cricket for Leicestershire from 1979-1992. During this long period, he bagged a total of 666 wickets in 218 matches.

From 1990-1991, he started his journalism career as the chief cricket writer of Today newspaper, and covered England’s 1990-91 Ashes tour of Australia. He joined BBC Test Match Special (TMS) afterwards. Working at close quarters with the likes of Brian Johnston and Henry Blofeld at TMS, Agnew went on to become one of the most respected journalists of the game.