Hunter Hendry
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Hunter Scott Thomas Laurie Hendry (24 May 1895 — 16 December 1988) was a cricketer who played for New South Wales
, Victoria
and Australia national cricket team.
Nicknamed Stork, he was a formidable batsman who bowlers found difficulty in delivering to. He played in 11 Tests
and 140 first-class
matches between 1918/19 and 1932/33.
At the time of his death, aged 93, he was the oldest surviving Test and Sheffield Shield cricketer.
New South Wales Blues
The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...
, Victoria
Victorian Bushrangers
The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition...
and Australia national cricket team.
Nicknamed Stork, he was a formidable batsman who bowlers found difficulty in delivering to. He played in 11 Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and 140 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...
matches between 1918/19 and 1932/33.
At the time of his death, aged 93, he was the oldest surviving Test and Sheffield Shield cricketer.