Ian Hall (cricketer)

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Ian Hall (born December 27, 1939) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper who played for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972.

Hall made his debut first-class appearance in the encouraging 1959 season, where he hit an average of just over 30, along with his first century innings, against Hampshire. He became a regular opening batsman in the team throughout the heady days of the early 1960s, keeping his regular opening batting partnership with John Eyre and later with David Smith as the team's fortunes floundered.

Derbyshire were to struggle with the bat during the latter part of the decade, and Hall's batting average was to dip with it, achieving, at the low point of his career, just one half-century, and in the meantime posting his personal worst first-class average, in 1969.

As Hall was to be made a regular fixture once again at the beginning of the 1970s, Derbyshire's fortunes went up, though he was only to last in the first team until 1972. Following Derbyshire's disastrous 1972 season, Hall was never again to play first-class cricket, being replaced in Derbyshire's upper order by the younger, more efficient opener Anthony Borrington.