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Angus Fraser

Angus Fraser, English cricketer, manager, and journalist

Born
August 8, 1965
Age in 2026
61
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1965

About Angus Fraser

Angus Robert Charles Fraser (born 8 August 1965) is an English cricket administrator and former player. Fraser played in forty-six Test matches and forty-two One Day Internationals for England, and played for Middlesex in his first-class career between 1984 and 2002, winning the County Championship three times. He was awarded an MBE in the 1999 New Year Honours and was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1996. As an administrator, he served as the managing director of Middlesex Cricket between 2009 and 2021, with Middlesex winning the County Championship under his stewardship in 2016, before assuming a new role heading the club's academy and serving as managing director of the Middlesex in the Community charity. He is also a former journalist and England cricket team selector. Fraser played all of his county cricket for Middlesex in a first-class career lasting until 2002; he served as county captain from 2001 until his retirement in 2002. He made his Test match debut with England in 1989 against Australia at Edgebaston, with Steve Waugh as his first test wicket.

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Angus Fraser timeline

  1. Fraser played in forty-six Test matches and forty-two One Day Internationals for England, and played for Middlesex in his first-class career between 1984 and 2002, winning the County Championship three times.
  2. He made his Test match debut with England in 1989 against Australia at Edgebaston, with Steve Waugh as his first test wicket.
  3. He was awarded an MBE in the 1999 New Year Honours and was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1996.
  4. Fraser played all of his county cricket for Middlesex in a first-class career lasting until 2002; he served as county captain from 2001 until his retirement in 2002.

The world when Angus Fraser was born

Angus Fraser was born in 1965. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1965

  • #1 song"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – The Rolling Stones
  • Top movieThe Sound of Music
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookDune – Frank Herbert

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMuhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston with "phantom punch"
  • Top headlineUS sends combat troops to Vietnam
  • Technology milestoneFirst spacewalk (Alexei Leonov) and Gemini missions
  • Defining fadGo-go boots and miniskirts
  • Notable inventionAstroturf
  • World population3.34 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population194.3M

1965 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Angus Fraser's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19652026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$13,600$435,000
Average income$8,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.01$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population194.3M341 million

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