Clifford Geoffrey Hall was an English

English people

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 cricketer

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. Hall was a right-handed batsman.

Hall made his first-class

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 debut for Hampshire

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 against Middlesex

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 in the 1933 County Championship

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, making just the single appearance in the season.

Hall played his second first-class match for Hampshire in the 1935 County Championship, playing four matches during the season. Hall's final first-class appearance for the club came against Glamorgan

Glamorgan County Cricket Club

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. In his five matches Hall scored 77 runs at an average

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 of 11.00, with a high score of 37.

Hall died at Breamore

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, Hampshire

Hampshire

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 on July 9, 1982.

External links

• Clifford Hall at Cricinfo
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• Clifford Hall at CricketArchive
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