Country: | England |
Fullname: | George Spencer Hooker |
Birth Date: | 1836 5, df=y |
Birth Place: | East Grinstead, Sussex, England |
Death Place: | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
Batting: | Unknown |
Bowling: | Unknown |
Club1: | Sussex |
Year1: | 1857 - 1859 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 4 |
Runs1: | 35 |
Bat Avg1: | 11.66 |
100S/50S1: | - / - |
Top Score1: | 17 |
Deliveries1: | 345 |
Wickets1: | 15 |
Bowl Avg1: | 9.66 |
Fivefor1: | 2 |
Tenfor1: | 1 |
Best Bowling1: | 5/32 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/ - |
Date: | 7 January |
Year: | 2012 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15278.html Cricinfo |
George Spencer Hooker (30 May 1836 - 1877) was an English cricketer. Hooker's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at East Grinstead, Sussex.
Hodson made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1857. He made three further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Kent in 1859.[1] In his four first-class matches for Sussex, he took 15 wickets at an average of 9.66, with best figures of 5/32.[2] These figures came on debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club, in which he took 10 of his 15 career wickets. He 5/32 in the Marylebone Cricket Club's first-innings, while in their second-innings he took 5/33, finishing with match figures of 10/65.[3] With the bat, he scored a total of 35 runs at a batting average of 11.66, with a high score of 17.[4]
He died at Tunbridge Wells, Kent at some point in 1877.