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(born
20 August 1952 in
Peckham ) is a former
English Cricketer who played for
Middlesex ,
Northamptonshire ,
Western Province ,
Berkshire CCC and
England .
Emburey was named
Wisden Cricketer Of The Year in
1984 .
Emburey was briefly made
England Test Captain in
1988 , when
Mike Gatting was suddenly sacked after the first
Test Match against the
West Indies . Both games were lost, before Emburey was fired and was replaced by
Chris Cowdrey in the fourth Test. Emburey was the only cricketer to go on both the England rebel tours to
South Africa in
1981 /
2 and
1989 /
90 , who were banned from Test match
Cricket because of the
Apartheid régime.
Emburey has coached
Northamptonshire CCC and
Middlesex CCC as well as commentating.