Hunter Hendry

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Hunter Hendry

Personal information

Full name

Hunter Scott Thomas Laurie Hendry

Born

24 May 1895
Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia

Died

16 December 1988 (aged 93)
Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Nickname

Stork

Height

1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Batting style

Right-hand batsman

Bowling style

Righ-arm medium fast

Role

All-rounder

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.

Nicknamed "Stork", Hendry 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 1935-36.

At the time of his death, aged 93, he was the oldest surviving Test and Sheffield Shield cricketer.

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Preceded by Percy Fender	Oldest Living Test Cricketer 15 June 1985 – 16 December 1988	Succeeded by Bill Ponsford

Persondata
Name	Hendry, Hunter
Alternative names
Short description	Australian cricketer
Date of birth	24 May 1895
Place of birth	Woollahra, New South Wales
Date of death	16 December 1988
Place of death	Rose Bay, New South Wales

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