Hal Hooker

Hal Hooker
	Hooker on a 1928 cigarette card
Personal information
Full name	John Edward Halford Hooker
Born	6 March 1898; Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Died	12 February 1982 (aged 83); Winmalee, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
1924/25–1931/32	New South Wales
Career statistics
Matches	23
Runs scored	421
Batting average	20.04
100s/50s	0/3
Top score	62
Balls bowled	5,857
Wickets	87
Bowling average	28.50
5 wickets in innings	4
10 wickets in match	1
Best bowling	6/42
Catches/stumpings	12/–
	Source: CricketArchive, 8 January 2008

John Edward Halford "Hal" Hooker (6 March 1898 – 12 February 1982) was an Australian first class cricketer who played for New South Wales. A tall fast-medium bowler, he stood at 6 ft and was capable of swinging the ball both ways.^{[citation needed]}

In 1928/29 he became the first player to take four wickets in successive balls in a Sheffield Shield match.^{[citation needed]}

He is the holder of the world record 10th wicket stand in first class cricket, making 307 with Alan Kippax. Coming in at number 11, Hooker batted for almost five hours and made 62.^{[citation needed]}

After retiring from cricket Hooker became a sports broadcaster. In 1946, he was reporting for the BBC Light Programme on the 1946–47 Ashes series.

References

↑ "The ton quartet". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
↑ "December 14, 7.0 a.m. Second Test Match at Sydney Cricket Ground", Radio Times: 31, 6 December 1946, A ball-by-ball commentary, during the last hour of play, by former New South Wales cricketers Hal Hooker and Alan McGilvray.

External links

Media related to Hal Hooker at Wikimedia Commons
Hal Hooker at Cricinfo

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[1] "The ton quartet". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

[2] "December 14, 7.0 a.m. Second Test Match at Sydney Cricket Ground", Radio Times: 31, 6 December 1946, A ball-by-ball commentary, during the last hour of play, by former New South Wales cricketers Hal Hooker and Alan McGilvray.