Michael Hanna (sportsman) explained

Michael Hanna
Country:England
Fullname:Michael Hanna
Birth Date:6 June 1926
Birth Place:Camberwell, London, England
Batting:Right-handed
Role:Wicket-keeper
Club1:Somerset
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:19 May
Debutyear1:1951
Debutfor1:Somerset
Debutagainst1:Nottinghamshire
Lastdate1:25 June
Lastyear1:1954
Lastfor1:Somerset
Lastagainst1:Northamptonshire
Type2:LA
Debutdate2:2 May
Debutyear2:1964
Debutfor2:Wiltshire
Debutagainst2:Hampshire
Lastdate2:1 May
Lastyear2:1965
Lastfor2:Wiltshire
Lastagainst2:Nottinghamshire
Columns:2
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:5
Bat Avg1:2.50
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:4
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:0/0
Column2:List A
Matches2:2
Runs2:5
Bat Avg2:2.50
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:4
Catches/Stumpings2:0/0
Date:15 February
Year:2010
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3597/3597.html CricketArchive

Michael Hanna (born 6 June 1926), played first-class cricket for Somerset and List A and Minor Counties cricket for Wiltshire. He also played rugby union for Bath and for Somerset.

As a cricketer, Hanna was a right-handed lower-order batsman and a wicketkeeper whose opportunities to play county cricket in the 1950s were limited by the presence of Harold Stephenson in the Somerset side. Hanna played one match against Nottinghamshire at Yeovil in 1951: in a rain-affected match, Nottinghamshire made 401 for seven wickets, and Hanna did not take a catch or, when Somerset batted, score a run.[1] His only other first-class match, three years later against Northamptonshire, was no more successful. Northamptonshire made 362 for two wickets and though Somerset avoided being beaten by an innings, the match was lost by 10 wickets. Again Hanna did not take a catch, though this time he made 4 not out in the first innings and a single in the second.[2]

From 1957 to 1968, Hanna played Minor Counties cricket for Wiltshire, and in 1964 and 1965 he played in Gillette Cup matches for the team against first-class county sides. He scored four runs against Hampshire in 1964 and one run against Nottinghamshire in 1965, but in neither match did he take any catches or effect any stumpings.[3] [4]

As a rugby player, he was scrum-half for both Bath and Somerset.[5]

In 1970, he was appointed deputy county welfare officer for Derbyshire County Council.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scorecard: Somerset v Nottinghamshire . 19 May 1951. www.cricketarchive.com . 15 February 2010.
  2. Web site: Scorecard: Northamptonshire v Somerset . 23 June 1954. www.cricketarchive.com . 15 February 2010.
  3. Web site: Scorecard: Wiltshire v Hampshire . 2 May 1964. www.cricketarchive.com . 15 February 2010.
  4. Web site: Scorecard: Nottinghamshire v Wiltshire . 1 May 1965. www.cricketarchive.com . 15 February 2010.
  5. Book: Somerset Cricket: A Post-War Who's Who . David Foot . Ivan Ponting . amp . 1993 . Redcliffe Press, Bristol . 1-872971-23-7 . 53 .
  6. News: NEW DEPUTY WELFARE OFFICER FOR COUNTY . 4 November 2022 . Long Eaton Advertiser and South Derbyshire Chronicle . 9 January 1970.