Wisden overview
Few players divide opinion like Hick. With 57 first-class hundreds under his belt he arrived on the international scene in 1991 as England's Great White Hope, was dropped four tortuous Tests later, and has been in and out ever since. This hasn't stopped him being a colossus at county level where he churns out the centuries for Worcestershire in his sleep. John Bracewell called Hick a flat-track bully, and though that may be harsh, he has rarely dominated the best attacks and can be psyched out, as Merv Hughes will testify. A gentle giant who murders medium pace and occasionally savages the spinners, he is also an under-used offbreak bowler and a second-slip fielder of flawed brilliance. Lawrence Booth

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