Stephen Hanson

Stephen Llewellyn Hanson (8 July 1931 – 27 June 1997) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Orange Free State from 1950 to 1959.

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Stephen Hanson
Personal information
Full name
Stephen Llewellyn Hanson
Born(1931-07-08)8 July 1931
Modderpoort, Orange Free State, South Africa
Died27 June 1997(1997-06-27) (aged 65)
Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1950–51 to 1958–59Orange Free State
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 43
Runs scored 1861
Batting average 23.85
100s/50s 2/12
Top score 134
Balls bowled 2632
Wickets 25
Bowling average 51.28
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/112
Catches/stumpings 27/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 January 2018

Hanson was an opening batsman and off-spin bowler. He captained Orange Free State from 1954–55 to 1956–57. In their only Currie Cup victory in this period, in January 1956, he scored 22 and 70 (Orange Free State's highest score in the match) and took 3 for 39 in the second innings, including the final wicket, to give his team an 80-run victory over Griqualand West.[1]

His best season was 1954–55, when he scored his two first-class centuries. Orange Free State struggled in the "A" Section of the Currie Cup, losing five and drawing one of their six matches,[2] but Hanson led their batting with 472 runs at an average of 39.33.[3] Against Natal at Bloemfontein, he top-scored in each innings with 72 and 134; in the second innings he added 161 for the seventh wicket with the 16-year-old Peter Carlstein, who was making his first-class debut.[4]

References
  1. "Griqualand West v Orange Free State 1955–56". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. Wisden 1956, p. 903.
  3. "Batting in Currie Cup 1954–55". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. "Orange Free State v Natal 1954–55". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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