George Hooker (cricketer)

George Spencer Hooker (30 May 1836 – 1877) was an English cricketer. Hooker's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at East Grinstead, Sussex.

George Hooker
Personal information
Full name
George Spencer Hooker
Born(1836-05-30)30 May 1836
East Grinstead, Sussex, England
Died1877 (aged 40–41)
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1857–1859Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 35
Batting average 11.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 17
Balls bowled 345
Wickets 15
Bowling average 9.66
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 5/32
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 January 2012

Hodson made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1857. He made three further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Kent in 1859.[1] In his four first-class matches for Sussex, he took 15 wickets at an average of 9.66, with best figures of 5/32.[2] These figures came on debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club, in which he took 10 of his 15 career wickets. He 5/32 in the Marylebone Cricket Club's first-innings, while in their second-innings he took 5/33, finishing with match figures of 10/65.[3] With the bat, he scored a total of 35 runs at a batting average of 11.66, with a high score of 17.[4]

He died at Tunbridge Wells, Kent at some point in 1877.

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by George Hooker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  2. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Hooker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  3. "Sussex v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1857". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Hooker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
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