Personal information | ||||
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Full name | Hunter Scott Thomas Laurie Hendry | |||
Born | 24 May 1895 Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia |
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Died | 16 December 1988 Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
(aged 93)|||
Nickname | Stork | |||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||
Batting style | Right-hand batsman | |||
Bowling style | Righ-arm medium fast | |||
Role | All-rounder | |||
Test debut (cap 116) | 28 May 1921 v England | |||
Last Test | 1 February 1929 v England | |||
Domestic team information | ||||
Years | Team | |||
1918–1924 | New South Wales | |||
1924–1934 | Victoria | |||
Career statistics | ||||
Competition | Tests | FC | ||
Matches | 11 | 140 | ||
Runs scored | 335 | 6799 | ||
Batting average | 20.93 | 37.56 | ||
100s/50s | 1/0 | 14/34 | ||
Top score | 112 | 325* | ||
Balls bowled | 1706 | 16601 | ||
Wickets | 16 | 229 | ||
Bowling average | 40.00 | 29.02 | ||
5 wickets in innings | 0 | 6 | ||
10 wickets in match | 0 | 1 | ||
Best bowling | 3/36 | 8/33 | ||
Catches/stumpings | 10/0 | 152/0 | ||
Source: [CricketArchive], 9 February 2008 |
Hunter Scott Thomas Laurie Hendry (24 May 1895 — 16 December 1988) was a cricketer who played for New South Wales, Victoria and Australia national cricket team.
Nicknamed Stork, he was a formidable batsman who bowlers found difficulty in delivering to. He played in 11 Tests and 140 first-class matches between 1918/19 and 1932/33.
At the time of his death, aged 93, he was the oldest surviving Test and Sheffield Shield cricketer.
Preceded by Percy Fender |
Oldest Living Test Cricketer 15 June 1985 - 16 December 1988 |
Succeeded by Bill Ponsford |