Hal Hooker
![]() Hooker on a 1928 cigarette card | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | John Edward Halford Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1898-03-06)6 March 1898 Summer Hill, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 February 1982(1982-02-12) (aged 83) Winmalee, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1924/25–1931/32 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
In 1928/29 he became the first player to take four wickets in successive balls in a Sheffield Shield match.
He is the holder of the world record 10th wicket stand in first class cricket, making 307 with Alan Kippax.[1] Coming in at number 11, Hooker batted for almost five hours and made 62.
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.[2]
References
External links
Media related to Hal Hooker at Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Hooker at ESPNcricinfo
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