Results tagged “Michael Vaughan”

It's been another exciting sporting year and plenty of big names have appeared in the pages of The Wharf, including West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola, a quartet of England cricket captains and two heroes of the 1966 World Cup win.

We look back at what's been making the headlines locally and nationally over the last 12 months.

He guided England to their first Ashes win in a generation but this summer Michael Vaughan walked away from first-class cricket, and he's glad he did so.

The former England captain, who enjoyed his finest hour with that 2005 series win, retired in June after years battling crippling knee injuries, and he admitted hanging up his whites came as a relief.

The Canary Wharf crease has been getting used to top cricketers opening up here in recent years and its not over yet.

Sir Ian Botham and current England captain Andrew Strauss have both been here in recent weeks and now they are being followed by former test skipper Michael Vaughan.