Ernest Hall
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Ernest Hall was an English
cricketer
. Hall was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper.
Hall made his first-class
debut for Hampshire
1880 against the Marylebone Cricket Club
. Hall represented Hampshire in eleven first-class matches between 1880 and 1885, with his final first-class match coming against Kent
in the 1885 season, which was to be Hampshire's last season with first-class status until the 1895 County Championship
. In Hall's eleven matches for Hampshire he scored 198 runs at an average
of 10.42 and behind the stumps he took eleven catches and made two stumpings.
Hall played one further match for Hampshire, which came in 1886 against the Marylebone Cricket Club, with Hampshire being stripped of first-class status at the end of the previous year, it was a non first-class match.
Hall died in Botley
, Hampshire
on March 3, 1936.
also represented Hampshire in first-class, as well as Oxford University
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. Hall was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper.
Hall made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
1880 against the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
. Hall represented Hampshire in eleven first-class matches between 1880 and 1885, with his final first-class match coming against Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
in the 1885 season, which was to be Hampshire's last season with first-class status until the 1895 County Championship
1895 County Championship
The 1895 County Championship was the sixth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 6 May to 2 September 1895. Surrey claimed their fifth title, which was decided by the percentage of completed matches by each side....
. In Hall's eleven matches for Hampshire he scored 198 runs at an average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 10.42 and behind the stumps he took eleven catches and made two stumpings.
Hall played one further match for Hampshire, which came in 1886 against the Marylebone Cricket Club, with Hampshire being stripped of first-class status at the end of the previous year, it was a non first-class match.
Hall died in Botley
Botley, Hampshire
Botley is a historic village in Hampshire, England that obtained a charter for a market from Henry III in 1267. The area has been settled since at least the 10th century....
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
on March 3, 1936.
Family
Hall's son Patrick HallPatrick Hall (cricketer)
Patrick Martin Hall was an English cricketer. Hall was a right-handed batsman.Hall made his first-class debut for Oxford University in 1919 against the Free Foresters, where on debut Hall made his maiden and only century with a score of 101...
also represented Hampshire in first-class, as well as Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
.
External links
- Ernest Hall at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Ernest Hall at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...
- Matches and detailed statistics for Ernest Hall