Hal Hooker

Hal Hooker
Personal information
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 style Right-hand
Bowling style Right-arm fast medium
Role Opening bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1924–1932 New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition 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
Source: Cricket Archive, 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. Coming in at number 11, Hooker batted for almost five hours and made 62.

After retiring from cricket he became a sports broadcaster.

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