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 4041)
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
18571859Sussex
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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