Fraser honoured with MBE for his bowling efforts (31 December 1998)
ANGUS FRASER, part of the England team who beat Australia in the fourth Test, enjoyed a double celebration after being awarded the MBE in the New Year Honours List
31-Dec-1998
31 December 1998
Fraser honoured with MBE for his bowling efforts
By Tom Knight
ANGUS FRASER, part of the England team who beat Australia in the
fourth Test, enjoyed a double celebration after being awarded the
MBE in the New Year Honours List.
Cricket was among more than a dozen sports represented in the
list with the highest award going to Formula One's Frank
Williams, who received a knighthood.
Regarded as the best England fast bowler of his generation after
his 54 wickets in 12 Tests against West Indies, South Africa and
Sri Lanka prior to the Ashes tour, Fraser admitted yesterday that
this latest honour had gone some way to making up for what has -
so far - been a disappointing trip Down Under.
Fraser said: "I was having a good year until I arrived in
Australia but things haven't gone as well as I hoped they would.
I was hoping to make more of a contribution here but getting the
MBE makes up for that."
The work of Arthur Owers also was recognised with an MBE.
Source :: Electronic Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk)