Ron Hooker
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| Full name | Ronald William Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 1935 Lower Clapton, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 February 2019 (aged 84) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1975 | Buckinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1969 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronald William Hooker (22 February 1935 – 22 February 2019) was an English
Middlesex
The years between 1959 and 1963, together with 1966, were his most productive seasons with the bat. In 1959 he scored 1,449 runs in first-class matches at an average of 30.18. That year, in 52 innings he reached 50 on 13 occasions, though he only went on to a century once. He only exceeded 1,000 runs in one other season, 1963, with 1,083. The previous season he had recorded his highest average, 34.78, but narrowly failed to reach a thousand runs.[2]
His most productive period as a bowler was from 1961 to 1966, when he took over 40 wickets every season. During this period, only twice did his average fall outside the narrow range 23.88 to 26.81: in 1966 he averaged 21.70 and in 1962 he had a relatively poor season and averaged 33.44. He took most wickets in 1965, with 90, and also had his best innings analysis of 7/18. Perhaps because he had to do much more bowling than usual that season, he had a very poor season with the bat.[3]
He was an excellent close fielder, especially at short leg.[4][5] Between 1959 and 1965, only in 1964 did he take fewer than 26 catches in a season. In 1961 he held 38 in 26 matches and in 1963, 37 in 30 matches. Arguably his catching was even better in the intervening season, when he held 34 in only 21 matches.[2]
In the
Buckinghamshire
Hooker left Middlesex at the end of the
Personal life
Hooker died on 22 February 2019, his 84th birthday.[12][13]
References
- ^ "Player profile: Ronald Hooker". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ a b First-class batting and fielding figures by season
- ^ First-class bowling figures by season
- ^ Wisden 1962, p. 505.
- ^ Wisden 1966, p. 484.
- ^ Scorecard of Middlesex v Surrey John Player League match
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ron Hooker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Ron Hooker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ron Hooker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "Buckinghamshire v Hampshire, 1970 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Ron Hooker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "Former Middlesex Cricketer Ron Hooker Passes Away". middlesexccc.com. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ Ted Clark remembers Ron Hooker
External links
- Ronald Hooker at ESPNcricinfo
- Ronald Hooker at CricketArchive