Adam John Hollioake (born 5 September 1971) is a professional athlete who is the only international cricketer to compete professionally as a Mixed Martial Artist. He has also competed as a professional boxer. However he is most well known as a

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ing

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who played for Surrey and England.Wilde.S (2003
Adam Hollioake – Wisden cricketer of the year
''Wisden''. Retrieved 2011-05-29. He captained Surrey from 1997 until 2003, winning three

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s, and led the

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in One Day Internationals. He was named one of the

Wisden Cricketers of the Year The ''Wisden'' Cricketers of the Year are cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', based primarily on their "influence on the previous English season". The award began in 1889 with the naming ...

in 2003. Since retiring from cricket in 2004, Hollioake has spent his time involved in charitable and media work as well as developing a property development business.Hollioake calls it a day
BBC sport website, 2004-09-01. Retrieved 2011-05-29. He moved to Perth, Western AustraliaBrett.O (2005
Life after cricket
BBC sport website, 2005-06-21. Retrieved 2011-05-29. and later to Queensland. His property company, the Hollioake Group, collapsed in 2010.Chronnell.P (2011
Former England cricket star Adam Hollioake declared bankrupt
''The Guardian'', 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
BBC, 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2012-05-06. As of 2018, he works as a cricket coach in Afghanistan and for the England Lions.

Early life

Hollioake was born in

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in 1971 and grew up in the mining town of Ballarat, where his family had lived for five generations. His father, an engineer, had played cricket for local sides, but Hollioake showed a preference for Australian Rules Football while attending St Patrick's College, Ballarat. The family moved to England in 1983 for 2 years where Hollioake attended St George's College in

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. He would then move to Hong Kong for 3 years where he honed his cricketing skills and then back to Australia where he attended Wesley College where brother

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would later study.

Cricketing career

Although born in Australia, both Adam and brother Ben learned their cricket at the Hong Kong Cricket Club Junior Gappers during the time their father John was working in Hong Kong and at wesley College in Perth. Hollioake was offered a contract by Surrey in 1989 and made his first-class debut for the county in August 1993. He was awarded his

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in 1995, during a season in which he scored 1099 runs and took 21 wickets. He was described as an all-rounder with "aggressive batting and inventive medium-pace allsorts" and began to share captaincy duties for Surrey with

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in 1996. He captained Surrey from 1997 until 2003, and led them to victory in the

in 1999, 2000 and 2002. He went on to claim 9 trophies in his time as Surrey captain making him one of the most successful 1st class captains of all time. Hollioake made his

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debut in two One Day International matches against Pakistan in August 1996. He led the England A team on their tour of Australia in 1996–97 and was man of the series in the home One Day International series against Australia in May 1997, scoring the winning runs in all three games. He made his test debut, playing alongside his brother

, against Australia in August 1997, scoring 45 runs in the first innings and taking two wickets.England vs Australia, 5th test 1997
Scorecard, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2011-05-29. Although his test career lasted only four matches in 1997 and at the beginning of 1998, Hollioake achieved greater success in One Day Internationals, playing in 35 matches from 1996 to 1999.Ronay.B (2012
Former England cricket captain Adam Hollioake to become a cage-fighter
''The Guardian'', 2012-04-28. Retrieved 2012-05-06. He captained the side to victory in the 1997 Sharjah Cup, England's first tournament success for ten years. Injuries and a loss of form saw him lose the captaincy after 14 matches.Hollioake to run London Marathon
BBC sport website, 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2011-05-29. After 173 first-classes matches for Surrey, Hollioake retired from cricket at the end of the 2004 season. He made an appearance in the 2005 Asian tsunami appeal charity match, taking a

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,Blewett, Hollioake hit high notes
BBC sport website, 2005-06-20. Retrieved 2011-05-29. and made a brief return to Twenty20 cricket in 2007, playing in eight matches for Essex.McGlashan.A Coverdale.B(2008

ESPNcricinfo, 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2011-05-29. Essex sign Hollioake for Twenty20
BBC sport website, 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2011-05-29.

Charity work

Following the death of his brother and Surrey and England teammate,

, in a car accident in 2002, Hollioake and his family established the Ben Hollioake Fund to raise funds for

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. In 2003 he undertook 'The Journey', walking from

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, then sailing the English channel from Brighton to

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, riding from Dieppe to

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and finally rowing from Gibraltar to

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. The journey took over 2 months and raised several hundred thousand pounds for the Chase Charity. In 2004 Hollioake's charity broke the world record for the number of participants in a continuous 100-metre relay.World relay record for Hollioake
BBC sport website, 2004-10-22. Retrieved 2011-05-29. Other fundraising projects Hollioake has been involved in include Cricket Challenge, which raises money for the Queensland-based charity Paradise Kids,Cricket Challenge
, Paradise Kids. Retrieved 2011-05-29. where members of the public compete against stars and cricketing legends, and the Battle of the Stars charity golf day.

Media work

Hollioake made several appearances on the BBC programme ''

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'' and Sky Sports ''Cricket AM'', as well as appearing on programmes such as the 2004 ''Test the Nation'' quiz.Adam Hollioake
IMdB profile. Retrieved 2011-05-30. He worked for Sky again in their coverage of the Ashes in 2010. In 2005 Hollioake took part in a revived '' Superstars'' programme on BBC television, finishing fourth in the competition behind skier

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, Olympic athlete

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and rower Steve Williams.Baxter crowned Superstars king
BBC sport website, 2005-01-24. Retrieved 2011-05-29. In 2007 Hollioake and Ladejo formed Quiet Storm Productions, which owned the television show ''

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''.Chamberlin.T (2010
Cricketer Hollioake caught in $2.7m lawsuit
2010-12-25. Retrieved 2011-05-29.

Business career

Hollioake and other members of his family owned an Australia-based property company, the Hollioake Group, which collapsed with debts of around A$20 million and was liquidated in September 2010. Following a long-running legal case, during which Hollioake and his father were sued by businessman Martin Ryman, Hollioake was declared bankrupt in 2011.

Coaching career

As of 2018, Hollioake coaches Afghan

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cricket team

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, who play in the

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. He is also a fielding coach for the England Lions.

Mixed martial arts career

In April 2012, he revealed that he would be starting a new career as a

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, Australia in the light heavyweight division. Having already fought once as a boxer – knocking his opponent out in the fourth round – Hollioake made his MMA debut in the Days of Glory promotion on 5 May 2012. The fight was resulted in a majority draw (with one judge favouring Hollioake), with Hollioake undecided about whether he would continue his MMA career in the future.Sports new in brief
''The Guardian'', 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2012-05-06. On 1 September 2012, Hollioake defeated Warren Tresidder in the modified style of MMA which will eliminate the use of knee strikes, elbows strikes and kicks but allows limited ground fighting.Adam Hollioake v Warren Tresidder
12 Jul 2013, from BoxRec.com, retrieved 14 November 2015

Record

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References

*The Times Onlin
"Adam Hollioake The Big Interview"
by Paul Kimmage

External links

Official Adam Hollioake Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hollioake, Adam 1971 births Living people Australian people of Indonesian descent Cricketers at the 1999 Cricket World Cup England One Day International cricketers England Test cricketers English cricketers English cricket captains Essex cricketers People educated at St George's College, Weybridge Sportspeople from Melbourne Surrey cricketers Surrey cricket captains Wisden Cricketers of the Year Test and County Cricket Board XI cricketers