| Full Name: | Michael Andrew Atherton |
| Born: | 23 March 1968 in Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batsman |
| Bowling: | Leg-break |
| Other: | Commentator |
| Test Debut: | England v Australia at Trent Bridge, Nottingham - 10, 11, 12, 14 August 1989 (five-day match) |
| Last Test: | England v Australia at Kennington Oval, London - 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 August 2001 (five-day match) |
| ODI Debut: | England v India at Headingley, Leeds - 18 July 1990 |
| Last ODI: | England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, London - 20 August 1998 |
TEST BATTING
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Avg | HS | BF | SR | 50s | 100s | 0s | G 0s | 4s | 6s | ct | st |
| 115 | 212 | 7 | 7728 | 37.69 | 185* | 20709 | 37.31 | 46 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 904 | 4 | 83 | 0 |
Test Bowling
| Balls | Runs | Wkts | BB | Avg | Econ | SR | 4 W | 5 W | 10 W |
| 408 | 302 | 2 | 1/20 | 151.00 | 4.44 | 204.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test Other Analysis
| Recent scores: | 9, 13, 8, 22, 0, 51, 37, 20, 4, 57 |
| Modes of dismissal: | lbw (35), bowled (32), caught & bowled (4), run out (3), hit wicket (1), stumped (1), caught behind (62), caught (66) |
| Dismissed most by: | Glenn McGrath 19, Curtly Ambrose 17, Courtney Walsh 17, Allan Donald 11, Shane Warne 10, Shaun Pollock 6, Waqar Younis 6, Chaminda Vaas 5, Craig McDermott 5, Damien Fleming 4 |
| More player stats: | Batting Analysis | Bowling Analysis |
ODI Batting
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Avg | HS | BF | SR | 50s | 100s | 0s | G 0s | 4s | 6s | ct | st |
| 54 | 54 | 3 | 1791 | 35.11 | 127 | 3054 | 58.64 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 155 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
ODI Bowling
| Balls | Runs | Wkts | BB | Avg | Econ | SR | 4 W | 5 W |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
ODI Other Analysis
| Recent scores: | 64, 1, 113*, 4, 43, 9, 23, 19, 18, 25 |
| Modes of dismissal: | bowled (12), lbw (6), run out (3), caught behind (11), caught (18) |
| Dismissed most by: | Shaun Pollock 4, Chris Harris 3, Kenny Benjamin 2, Allan Donald 2, Wasim Akram 2, Venkatesh Prasad 2, Manoj Prabhakar 2, Michael Kasprowicz 2, Willie Watson 1, Andy Cummins 1 |
| More player stats: | Batting Analysis |