Graeme Hole
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm offbreak | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 18 | 98 |
| Runs scored | 789 | 5647 |
| Batting average | 25.45 | 36.66 |
| 100s/50s | 0/6 | 11/31 |
| Top score | 66 | 226 |
| Balls bowled | 398 | 6327 |
| Wickets | 3 | 61 |
| Bowling average | 42.00 | 44.03 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 1 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 |
| Best bowling | 1/9 | 5/109 |
| Catches/stumpings | 21/0 | 82/0 |
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Test debut: 23 February 1951 |
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Graeme Blake Hole (born January 6, 1931, Concord West, New South Wales, died February 14, 1990, Kensington Gardens, South Australia) was an Australian cricketer. He played Cricket for Australia for 4 years, from 1951 - 1955. In this time he played 18 Test matches. As well as this he played 98 First class matches. In his first First class debut, he was playing for N.S.W, he was 19 at the time. During this match he didn't do very well in batting, but he made up for this during his bowling. He then moved down to South Australia and started playing for them in cricket. His debut for International Cricket came when he was selected for the Australian team versing England in February in 1951.
He had to retire in 19?? after he torn his spleen in a catch to take Sam Loxton out. He was forced to retire 3 terms early, before his contract ran out. After he retired, he joined Australian Cricket Association. He died in 1990, on the 14th of February of cancer.
