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(Redirected from Stork Hendry) Australian cricketer

Hunter Hendry
Personal information
Full nameHunter Scott Thomas Laurie Hendry
Born(1895-05-24)24 May 1895
Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia
Died16 December 1988(1988-12-16) (aged 93)
Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia
NicknameStork
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 116)28 May 1921 v England
Last Test1 February 1929 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1918/19–1923/24New South Wales
1924/25–1932/33Victoria
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 11 140
Runs scored 335 6,799
Batting average 20.93 37.56
100s/50s 1/0 14/34
Top score 112 325*
Balls bowled 1,706 16,601
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/– 152/–
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 to whom bowlers found difficulty in delivering. 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ Stork Hendry. Cricket Archive

External links

Preceded byPercy Fender Oldest living Test cricketer
15 June 1985 – 16 December 1988
Succeeded byBill Ponsford
Australian first-class cricket season leading wicket-takers (1900–01 to 1949–50)


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