Born 19 June 1903 at Buckland, Dover, Kent, England Died 1 July 1965 at Kloof, Natal, South AfricaWally Hammond was one of the greatest batsmen the game has seen, in addition to being a fine medium-fast bowler and great slip fielder. His batting style was powerful and authoritative. He set a world record for the highest score in Test cricket when he made 336* against New Zealand at Auckland in 1933, an innings that included a then record 10 sixes.
His finest Test innings was probably the 240 he made against Australia at Lord’s in 1938. In the 1928/29 series against Australia he scored 905 runs at an average of 113.12 in five Tests. He captained England in 20 of his Tests. His final Test aggregates for both runs and catches set world records. His bowling was useful and nippy and he took over 700 first-class wickets. In all first-class cricket he took scored over 50 000 runs and took 800 catches.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct Wkts Avg BB 5I
Tests 85 7249 336* 58.45 22 110 83 37.80 5-36 2
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