Hal Hooker
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| Hal Hooker | ||||
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 Australia |
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | John Edward Halford Hooker | |||
| Born | 6 March 1898 | |||
| Summer Hill Queensland, Australia | ||||
| Died | 12 February 1982 (aged 83) | |||
| Winmalee, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
| Role | Opening bowler | |||
| Batting style | Right-hand | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast medium | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1924–1932 | New South Wales | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| First-class | ||||
| Matches | 23 | |||
| Runs scored | 421 | |||
| Batting average | 20.04 | |||
| 100s/50s | 0/3 | |||
| Top score | 62 | |||
| Balls bowled | 5857 | |||
| Wickets | 87 | |||
| Bowling average | 28.50 | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | 4 | |||
| 10 wickets in match | 1 | |||
| Best bowling | 6/42 | |||
| Catches/stumpings | 12/0 | |||
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As of 8 January 2008 |
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John Edward Halford "Hal" Hooker (March 6, 1898 - February 12, 1982) was an Australian first class cricketer who played for New South Wales. A tall fast-medium bowler, he stood at 6ft 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. Coming in at number 11, Hooker batted for almost five hours and made 62.
After retiring from cricket he became a sports broadcaster.
