Rodney Hogg
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Rodney Malcolm Hogg is a former Victorian
, South Australian and Australian cricketer
. He was a fast bowler. Hogg played in 38 Tests
and 71 ODIs between 1978 and 1985. In Tests he took 123 wickets at an average of 28.47.
home series versus England. Where Australians were without their frontline fast bowlers, such as Dennis Lillee
, due to the World Series Cricket
schism. Hogg filled the void taking 41 wickets at an average of 12.85 during the six-match series.
In 1979 Hogg was involved in an incident on the second day of the second Test between India
and Australia in Bangalore
. After being no-balled
11 times in six overs, Hogg bowled a beamer
, kicked down the stumps and stormed off the field. His captain Kim Hughes
tendered an immediate apology to the umpire and persuaded Hogg to express his apologies also.
During the 1984–85 season, Hogg was made the vice-captain of the national side. However Kim Hughes
resigned the captaincy and both he and Hogg signed up for two rebel tours
to South Africa
in 1985–86 and 1986–87 during apartheid times. This gave him a three year ban practically ending his international career. In 1984–85 Hogg returned to play for Victoria but only played two first class matches and two one day matches. That season he mostly played for the national team and he spent the following seasons in South Africa.
After retirement from first class cricket, Hogg played at the age of 40 with Warrandyte Cricket Club in the Ringwood and District Cricket Association
club championship. He played for two seasons, taking 73 wickets at an average of 13.14 from 24 matches. Hogg was a bowling coach for the Victorian team working alongside David Hookes
. He is a now a corporate speaker and cricket commentator.
Hogg autobiography is titled The Whole Hogg - Inside the mind of a lunatic fast bowler. He said that former England captain Mike Brearley
had a "degree in people". He also predicted in his The Truth
newspaper column that then unknown leg spinner Shane Warne
would take 500 test wickets before he had even played for Victoria. Hogg said he was sacked from the column soon after. Warne finished his Test career with 708 wickets.
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...
, South Australian and Australian 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"....
. He was a fast bowler. Hogg played in 38 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 71 ODIs between 1978 and 1985. In Tests he took 123 wickets at an average of 28.47.
Career
Hogg started out as a batsman before switching to be an aggressive fast bowler. He was not able to break into the Victoria side so he transferred to South Australia where he began his career in 1975–76. He first came to prominence for Australia during the 1978–79 AshesThe Ashes
The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of the most celebrated rivalries in international cricket and dates back to 1882. It is currently played biennially, alternately in the United Kingdom and Australia. Cricket being a summer sport, and the venues...
home series versus England. Where Australians were without their frontline fast bowlers, such as Dennis Lillee
Dennis Lillee
Dennis Keith Lillee, AM, MBE is a former Australian cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast bowler of his generation"...
, due to the World Series Cricket
World Series Cricket
World Series Cricket was a break away professional cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979 and organised by Kerry Packer for his Australian television network, Nine Network. The matches ran in opposition to established international cricket...
schism. Hogg filled the void taking 41 wickets at an average of 12.85 during the six-match series.
In 1979 Hogg was involved in an incident on the second day of the second Test between India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
and Australia in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
. After being no-balled
No ball
In the sport of cricket a no ball is a penalty against the fielding team, usually as a result of an illegal delivery by the bowler. The delivery of a no ball results in one run to be added to the batting team's score, and an additional ball must be bowled...
11 times in six overs, Hogg bowled a beamer
Beamer (cricket)
In the terminology of the game of cricket, a beamer is a type of delivery in which the ball , without bouncing, passes above the batsman's waist height. Such a ball is often dangerously close to the batsman's head, due to the lack of control a bowler has over high full tosses...
, kicked down the stumps and stormed off the field. His captain Kim Hughes
Kim Hughes
Kimberley John Hughes is a former cricketer who played for Western Australia, Natal and Australia. He captained Australia in 28 Tests between 1979 and 1984 before captaining a "rebel" Australian team in a tour of South Africa, who at the time were subject to a sporting boycott.A right-handed...
tendered an immediate apology to the umpire and persuaded Hogg to express his apologies also.
During the 1984–85 season, Hogg was made the vice-captain of the national side. However Kim Hughes
Kim Hughes
Kimberley John Hughes is a former cricketer who played for Western Australia, Natal and Australia. He captained Australia in 28 Tests between 1979 and 1984 before captaining a "rebel" Australian team in a tour of South Africa, who at the time were subject to a sporting boycott.A right-handed...
resigned the captaincy and both he and Hogg signed up for two rebel tours
South African rebel tours
The South African rebel tours were a series of seven cricket tours staged between 1982 and 1990. They were known as the rebel tours because South Africa was throughout this period banned from international cricket due to the apartheid regime...
to South Africa
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
in 1985–86 and 1986–87 during apartheid times. This gave him a three year ban practically ending his international career. In 1984–85 Hogg returned to play for Victoria but only played two first class matches and two one day matches. That season he mostly played for the national team and he spent the following seasons in South Africa.
After retirement from first class cricket, Hogg played at the age of 40 with Warrandyte Cricket Club in the Ringwood and District Cricket Association
Ringwood and District Cricket Association
The Ringwood and District Cricket Association is a club cricket competition based in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria...
club championship. He played for two seasons, taking 73 wickets at an average of 13.14 from 24 matches. Hogg was a bowling coach for the Victorian team working alongside David Hookes
David Hookes
David William Hookes was an Australian cricketer, broadcaster and coach of the Victorian cricket team. An aggressive left-handed batsman, Hookes usually batted in the middle order...
. He is a now a corporate speaker and cricket commentator.
Hogg autobiography is titled The Whole Hogg - Inside the mind of a lunatic fast bowler. He said that former England captain Mike Brearley
Mike Brearley
John Michael Brearley OBE is a former cricketer who captained the England cricket team in 31 of his 39 Test matches, winning 17 and losing only 4. He was the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club in 2007–08.-Early life:...
had a "degree in people". He also predicted in his The Truth
The Truth (newspaper)
The Truth was a Melbourne tabloid newspaper established in 1902 as a subsidiary of the Sydney Truth, established in 1890.In its early years its politics was very much left-leaning, and it painted itself as the voice of the working class. Before 1945 it had a style of journalism that was high...
newspaper column that then unknown leg spinner Shane Warne
Shane Warne
Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet...
would take 500 test wickets before he had even played for Victoria. Hogg said he was sacked from the column soon after. Warne finished his Test career with 708 wickets.