| The main photo above shows Ben in full flow during his innings of 53 off
66 balls in the Nat West series One Day International against Pakistan
at Headingley, Leeds in June 2001. The inset picture shows a proud day
for the Hollioake family as Ben and brother Adam line up prior to their
Test match debuts in the 5th Test against Australia at Trent Bridge in
August 1997. It was the first time that brothers had represented England
in the same game since Worcestershire's Peter and Dick Richardson in
1957 and they also became the only brothers to make their Test debuts
together in the 20th century. Ben was also the youngest England debutant
since Brian Close in 1949. Sadly Ben's life was cut tragically short
when he was killed in a car crash in March 2002, he was just 24 years of
age. His death was the youngest of any England Test cricketer. |