Hylton Ackerman Explained

Hylton Ackerman
Country:South Africa
Fullname:Hylton Michael Ackerman
Birth Date:28 April 1947
Birth Place:Springs, Transvaal, South Africa
Death Place:Cape Town, South Africa
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Family:HD Ackerman (son)
Club1:Border
Club2:North Eastern Transvaal
Year2:1966/67–1967/68
Club3:Northants
Year3:1967–1971
Club4:Natal
Year4:1968/69–1969/70
Club5:Western Province
Year5:1970/71–1981/82
Columns:2
Column1:First-class
Matches1:234
Runs1:12,219
Bat Avg1:32.49
100S/50S1:20/60
Top Score1:208
Deliveries1:2,477
Wickets1:32
Bowl Avg1:43.75
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:4/61
Catches/Stumpings1:199/–
Column2:List A
Matches2:74
Runs2:1,975
Bat Avg2:31.85
100S/50S2:2/13
Top Score2:127
Deliveries2:162
Wickets2:5
Bowl Avg2:24.60
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:3/29
Catches/Stumpings2:30/–
Date:7 January
Year:2019
Source:http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/43945.html CricInfo

Hylton Michael Ackerman (28 April 1947 – 2 September 2009) was a South African first-class cricketer. He attended Dale College Boys' High School, where he was head boy.

A hard-hitting left-hander who usually opened the batting, he made his first-class debut in 1963–64 for Border aged 16 whilst still at school. At 18 he was selected to play for South against North, a trial match for the following season's series against Australia, and scored 84; he twice played for a South African XI against the touring Australians in 1966–67 but was unable to break into the strong Test side. Mediocre form prevented his inclusion in the Test side against Australia in 1969–70. He was selected to tour Australia in 1971–72 but the tour was cancelled owing to anti-apartheid protests. He played in the replacement series, for the World XI, hitting 323 runs at 46.14.

He played four successful seasons for Northamptonshire from 1968 to 1971, scoring over 5,000 runs, and continued playing for Western Province until 1981–82. After he retired he became a coach and a television commentator.[1]

His son, Hylton D. Ackerman, played Test cricket for South Africa in 1998.[2]

Ackerman died in 2009 at Cape Town, aged 62.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Telford Vice, "The Man with a Gleam in His Eye" Cricinfo, 4 September 2009
  2. Web site: How many players have started their careers with three successive fifties in ODIs? . ESPN Cricinfo . 25 May 2021.
  3. News: Hylton Ackerman dies aged 62. cricinfo.com. 2 September 2009. 2 September 2009.