Paul Hibbert
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23 July 1952 Brunswick, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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27 November 2008 (aged 56) Essendon, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 284) | 2 December 1977 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 2 December 1977 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1974–75 – 1986–87 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Anthony Hibbert (23 July 1952 – 27 November 2008) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1977. He was born in Brunswick, Victoria.
Hibbert is one of only two men to make a century in first-class cricket without hitting a boundary, a record he shares with Alan Hill.[1] He was the batting coach at Essendon Cricket Club and the club coach of the Preston Druids Cricket Club.
He died in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon in 2008.[2]
Career
Hibbert was selected for the Victorian squad in 1974-75 after a strong club season in which he had scored 486 runs at an average of 69.[3]
He leapt into test contention at the beginning of the 1977-78 summer when he scored a century against the touring Indian side.[4] Although this was only Hibbert's first century at first class level there was an absence of in-form openers at the time.
Hibbert was eventually selected in the Australian side for the first test against India, the only specialist opener.[5] He failed twice and was dropped for the second test, being replaced by John Dyson.
Hibbert continued play for Victoria for many seasons. Paul started cricket at Aberfeldie Park CC (formally known as Essendon YCW, Essendon Y.C and Essendon C.Y.M.S) as a junior before playing district cricket at Carlton.
Personal
Hibbert suffered from alcoholism. He was survived by a wife and two children.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Paul Hibbert". Player profile. Cricinfo. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ↑ Horan, Michael (2008-11-28). "Ex-Test bat Paul Hibbert dead". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ↑ "Two new players to tour.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 4 February 1975. p. 15. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "SIX-WICKET WIN TO INDIANS.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 15 November 1977. p. 20. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Six new players named.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 24 November 1977. p. 30. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ Ron Reed, "Hibbert's battling innings comes to a sad end", Herald Sun 5 December 2008 accessed 11 December 2014