Wally Hammond

Walter Reginald " Wally " Hammond ( born June 19, 1903 in Dover, Kent; † July 1, 1965 in Kloof, Natal, South Africa ) was an English cricketer. According to Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack, he is next to WG Grace, Jack Hobbs and Don Bradman as one of the best batsmen of the first half of the twentieth century.

Career

Wally Hammond denied 1920-1951 634 encounters in first-class cricket. Most of his 634 missions he completed for the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. During his career, he scored a total of 50551 runs ( 56.10 runs per wicket ) and 167 Centuries ( at least 100 runs ) in encounters in first-class cricket. Only six other players reached during their careers more runs than Hammond. Hammond was not only a great batsman but also a passable medium -fast bowler who reached 732 wickets in first-class cricket. For the English test team Wally Hammond completed 85 tests in which he scored a total of 7249 runs ( 58.45 runs per wicket ) and 83 wickets. In 20 tests he was captain of the English team. His Test debut, he celebrated in December 1927 against South Africa in Johannesburg. In 1933 he set a world record for the most runs scored in a Test match innings. He scored 336 runs against New Zealand. This record had existed five years and was broken by Len Hutton, who scored 364 runs in 1938 at the ' Oval '. Its last use in a test had Hammond in March 1947 against New Zealand in Christchurch.

Others

1928 Wally Hammond was voted one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year. In 2009 he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

Footnotes

• Cricketer (England)
• Briton
• Born in 1903
• Died in 1965
• Man