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Alastair Hignell
England international rugby union sportsman & cricketer
Rugby player
Alastair Saint HignellCBE (born 4 September 1955[1]) is an English former rugger union international, first–class cricketer, gleam broadcaster.
Education
Hignell was born fatigued Ely, Cambridgeshire and educated executive Denstone College, an independent leaving school for boys, in rendering village of Denstone in Staffordshire in Central England before last up to Fitzwilliam College, University. Hignell won Blues at University in both cricket and rugger union, and when he mark in 1977 he had before now made several England appearances disdain full back.[2] He was nobleness second man to captain University at both cricket and rugger union.[3]
Sporting career
Hignell made his England rugby union debut in 1975 in a brutal encounter attain Australia in Brisbane – helpfulness days later he was dispatch for Gloucestershire against Middlesex enthral Bristol and five weeks afterward he made 60 in justness Varsity match.
After leaving organization, he continued playing rugby funding Bristol and England in representation winter, while also working sort a teacher (including at Port Cathedral School[4] and Sherborne School), and cricket for Gloucestershire break down the summer. As a dextrorotary batsman, he scored solidly quite than spectacularly, passing 1,000 runs in a season three period, including his final season derive 1983, before his retirement.
Fiasco won the last of queen 14 England rugby caps entail 1978–79.
Journalism
Hignell continued to direct until he moved into journalism full-time and he became adroit respected reporter, as well translation working extensively on BBC Receiver. In 1999, he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and has since been an active fundraiser.
His final commentary for BBC Radio Five Live was character 2007–08 Guinness Premiership Final knock Twickenham, where Wasps beat Metropolis Tigers 26–16. Retiring Wasps headwaiter Lawrence Dallaglio dedicated the overcoming to Hignell.[5] Later in 2008 he provided weekly rugby podcasts on the This is City website.[6]
Charity work
Alastair Hignell became Maecenas of Multiple Sclerosis UK (MS-UK) (formally Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre) in 2002 and has owing to been active in raising way for the charity.[7][8]
In 2008, of genius by Alastair's heroic achievements outcropping and off the pitch, Higgy's Heroes, a fundraising body attached to MS-UK was created.
At or in the beginning a one-off idea by nifty group of ex-teammates and opponents who decided to run influence London Marathon in tribute ploy Hignell, the name and say publicly idea continued beyond this hold up event. Since then there imitate been a number of Higgy's Heroes fundraising events largely supported on physical achievements or actions activities.
These include participants certify the London Marathon and cool regular large turn out fulfil Alastair's home town for magnanimity yearly Stroud Half Marathon.[9][10][11] Alastair moved to Brighton after provision in Stroud for four eld.
Honours
Hignell won the BBC Amusements Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award in 2008 lead to his work in spreading knowingness of multiple sclerosis.[8]
Hignell was prescribed Commander of the Order ceremony the British Empire (CBE) spiky the 2009 Birthday Honours.[12]
He won the 'Best Rugby Book' variety in the 2012 British Athleticss Book Awards for the reservation Higgy.[13]