Bill Hunt (cricketer)
Hunt (left) with West Indian cricketer Learie Constantine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 August 1908 Balmain, Sydney, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 December 1983 (aged 75) Balmain, Sydney, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 139) | 29 January 1932 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929–30 to 1931–32 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 September 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Alfred Hunt (26 August 1908 – 30 December 1983) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test match in 1932.[1]
Hunt was a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler who played first-class cricket for New South Wales from 1929–30 to 1931–32.[2] He took 5 for 36 and 4 for 105 when New South Wales defeated South Australia by an innings and 143 runs in the 1930–31 Sheffield Shield.[3]
In his only Test match, against South Africa in January 1932, Hunt's fellow spinners Clarrie Grimmett and Bill O'Reilly took 18 wickets between them, and Hunt did little bowling and took no wickets.[4] He played with success for Rishton in the Lancashire League in 1934. Later he was the driving force behind the development of the museum at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[5]
References
- ^ "Bill Hunt". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Bill Hunt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "South Australia v New South Wales 1930-31". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Australia vs South Africa, 4th Test at Adelaide, Jan 29 1932". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 258.