Promising English bowler Hobden dies at age 22
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Matthew Hobden, an English cricketer regarded as one of the most talented up-and-coming players in the country, has died. He was 22.
The England and Wales Cricket Board announced Hobden鈥檚 death yesterday. It didn鈥檛 give a cause of death. Hobden was a seam bowler who had been selected for the Potential England Performance program for each of the last two years. He played county cricket for Sussex. 鈥淎s a player, I remember the first time I saw him just thinking, 鈥榃ow鈥,鈥 said Kevin Shine, the ECB鈥檚 fast bowling coach. 鈥淗e was the strongest, most powerful cricketer. His potential was huge, he was improving rapidly and I鈥檓 certain that he would鈥檝e played for England.鈥 England players wore black armbands in his memory on the 2nd day of the 2nd test against South Africa in Cape Town yesterday.
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