The Peculiar World of Matthew Hoggard. Hoggy is one of cricket's most endangered species: a real character. His genuine warmth, hard-working values and traditional home-spun enthusiasm for the game bring a breath of fresh air to the often cynical and money-focused world of professional sport. This is an irreverent and hugely entertaining peek inside professional cricket at home and on tour - full of self-deprecation, memories, opinions, funny stories and deadpan wit - that crashes through normal boundaries.