| Hal Hooker | |
| Country: | Australia |
| Fullname: | John Edward Halford Hooker |
| Birth Date: | 6 March 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Summer Hill, Queensland, Australia |
| Death Place: | Winmalee, New South Wales, Australia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | New South Wales |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 23 |
| Runs1: | 421 |
| Bat Avg1: | 20.04 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/3 |
| Top Score1: | 62 |
| Deliveries1: | 5,857 |
| Wickets1: | 87 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 28.50 |
| Fivefor1: | 4 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/42 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 12/– |
| Date: | 8 January |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5912/5912.html CricketArchive |
John Edward Halford "Hal" Hooker (6 March 1898 – 12 February 1982) was an Australian first class cricketer who played for New South Wales. A tall fast-medium bowler, he stood at 6 ft and was capable of swinging the ball both ways.
In 1928/29 he became the first player to take four wickets in successive balls in a Sheffield Shield match.
He is the holder of the world record 10th wicket stand in first class cricket, making 307 with Alan Kippax.[1] Coming in at number 11, Hooker batted for almost five hours and made 62.
After retiring from cricket Hooker became a sports broadcaster. In 1946, he was reporting for the BBC Light Programme on the 1946–47 Ashes series.