# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-atherton
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:11:30.969Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-atherton"
name: "Michael Atherton"
slug: "michael-atherton"
description: "Michael Andrew Atherton is a broadcaster, journalist and a former England international cricketer. A right-handed opening batsman for Lancashire and England, and occasional leg-break bowler, he achieved the captaincy of England at the age of 25 and led the side in a then record 54 Test matches. Known for his stubborn resistance during an era of hostile fast bowling, Atherton was described in 2001 as a determined defensive opener who made \"batting look like trench warfare\". He had several famed bouts with bowlers including South Africa's Allan Donald and Australia's Glenn McGrath. Atherton often played the anchor role at a time when England batting performances lacked consistency."
tagline: "Broadcaster, journalist, and retired England international cricketer (born 1968)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Athers3.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1968-03-23"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             25
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  sourceConfidence:     59.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "http://www.mikeatherton.co.uk/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump