Matthew Hoggard was born in Pudsey, Yorkshire in December 1976. A right-arm orthodox swing bowler, he played for his home club Yorkshire for 13 years until signing with Leicestershire as their captain for the start of the 2010 season. He made his England Test debut in June 2000 against the West Indies. He currently stands sixth in the list of all-time England Test wicket-takers with 240 from 64 matches. He is married to wife Sarah and has a baby boy Ernie and two dogs, Billy and Molly. In 2006 he was awarded an MBE.