Ben Hollioake (26 September 1997)

Ben Hollioake is the younger of the brothers representing England in the 1997 Hong Kong Sixes tournament. We spoke with Ben briefly during the official tournament dinner at Hong Kong on 26 September 1997.

Sixes: we have Ben Hollioake here now!

stemmo: hello Ben, hows things

Ben Hollioake: good.. looking forward to the weekend

Garyth: Do you think some countries play to many games against some teams, and too little against others?

Ben Hollioake: don't know, haven't really been playing international cricket long enough to gve an answer on that...

WGG: Have you played 6s before?

Ben Hollioake: No, this is the first time, but I'm sure it's going to be fun.

Windian: Are there any players you are in awe of - bowlers / batsmen that are playing currently ?

Ben Hollioake: yes, I wouldn't say in awe of.. but some that I have the deepest respect for, like the Waugh brothers, and obviously some of the West Indian and Pakistani bowlers..

WGG: Have you ever used the Internet CricInfo before ?

Ben Hollioake: never.. this is the first time I'm on the internet.. my dad uses it

Keith: Do you have any feelings about maybe being the English future captain ?

Ben Hollioake: Keith: not really at the moment, if I'm lucky enough to play for England I'll play under whoever's captain.

Windian: Ben...do you believe that young players like Owais Shah and Alex Tudor are good enough to play for the senior side ?

Ben Hollioake: I don't know at the moment, but I'm sure they will be.