Hunter Hendry
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| Hunter Hendry | ||||
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | Hunter Scott Thomas Laurie Hendry | |||
| Nickname | Stork | |||
| Born | 24 May 1895 | |||
| Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
| Died | 16 December 1988 (aged 93) | |||
| Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||
| Role | All-rounder | |||
| Batting style | Right-hand batsman | |||
| Bowling style | Righ-arm medium fast | |||
| Test debut (cap 116) | 28 May 1921: v England | |||
| Last Test | 1 February 1929: v England | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1918–1924 | New South Wales | |||
| 1924–1934 | Victoria | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tests | FC | |||
| Matches | 11 | 140 | ||
| Runs scored | 335 | 6799 | ||
| Batting average | 20.93 | 37.56 | ||
| 100s/50s | 1/0 | 14/34 | ||
| Top score | 112 | 325* | ||
| Balls bowled | 1706 | 16601 | ||
| Wickets | 16 | 229 | ||
| Bowling average | 40.00 | 29.02 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 6 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 1 | ||
| Best bowling | 3/36 | 8/33 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 10/0 | 152/0 | ||
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Hunter Scott Thomas Laurie Hendry (24 May 1895 — 16 December 1988) was a cricketer who played for New South Wales, Victoria and Australia national cricket team.
Nicknamed Stork, he was a formidable batsman who bowlers found difficulty in delivering to. He played in 11 Tests and 140 first-class matches between 1918/19 and 1932/33.
At the time of his death, aged 93, he was the oldest surviving Test and Sheffield Shield cricketer.
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