Sid Hird

Sid Hird
Personal information
Full name
Sydney Francis Hird
Born(1910-01-10)10 January 1910
Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died20 December 1980(1980-12-20) (aged 70)
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
Bowling
  • Right-arm leg-spin
  • Right-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1931/32–1932/33New South Wales
1939Lancashire
1945/46–1948/49Eastern Province
1950/51Border
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 32
Runs scored 1,453
Batting average 33.02
100s/50s 5/4
Top score 130
Balls bowled
Wickets 59
Bowling average 28.54
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/56
Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 April 2018

Sydney Francis Hird (7 January 1910 – 20 December 1980) was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1931 to 1951, for New South Wales, Lancashire County Cricket Club, Eastern Province and Border. He was born in the Sydney suburb of Balmain and died in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State.

Hird was educated at Rozelle Junior Technical School in Sydney, where his classmates included the future Test cricket players Archie Jackson and Bill Hunt.[1] He appeared in 32 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who bowled right arm leg spin and off spin. He scored 1,453 runs with a highest score of 130, one of five first-class centuries, and held eight catches. He took 59 wickets with a best analysis of six for 56.[2]

In the 1930s, unable to find employment, Hird moved to England, where he played as the professional for Ramsbottom in the Lancashire League from 1933 to 1939. He moved to South Africa after the Second World War and captained Eastern Province. He was later a successful coach in Eastern Province and Orange Free State.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Syd Hird". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ^ Sid Hird at CricketArchive
  3. ^ Wisden 1982, p. 1202.


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