\u201cIt\u2019s a big honour. I honestly never imagined it would happen, but I\u2019m very proud of my achievements. To overtake the late, great David Shepherd \u2013 who was one of my idols growing up \u2013 is something I\u2019m very proud of. I actually stood with \u2018Shep\u2019 in a County Championship game in 2005 at Scarborough. That was a great experience.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI\u2019d only been on the list for three years, but when I first started with the ECB in 2002, I was very lucky to have a lot of help from guys like David Shepherd, John Hampshire, Mervyn Kitchen, Peter Willey, and Neil Mallender. All those guys were a great help to me, and continued to be so in the years that followed,\u201d Kettleborough told ecb.co.uk.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Only three men \u2013 Aleem Dar, Rudi Koertzen, and Steve Bucknor - have reached a century of on-field Test matches, and Kettleborough is within touching distance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always seen Test cricket as the pinnacle of the game - so getting to 100 on-field Test matches would be the ultimate achievement,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia won the opening Test against the West Indies by 159 runs. The game against the Indies could also mark the return of Steve Smith.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always seen Test cricket as the pinnacle of the game - so getting to 100 on-field Test matches would be the ultimate achievement,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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