Sonny Hool
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Nathan Bernard "Sonny" Hool (28 January 1924 in Dublin, Ireland
– 10 October 1988 in Belfast
, Northern Ireland
) was an Irish cricketer
. A right-handed batsman and Left-arm orthodox spin
bowler, he played fourteen times for the Ireland cricket team between 1947 and 1961, including nine first-class
matches.
in each innings, he was successful with the ball
in the Scottish second innings, taking 5/73 with his left-arm spin. He continued the year with matches against Yorkshire
, the Craven Gentlemen and Derbyshire
before a match at Lord's
against the MCC
where he took 5/19 in the only MCC innings, his best bowling figures for Ireland.
He played just four times over the following three years, against Scotland and the MCC in 1948, against Yorkshire in July 1949 and against Nottinghamshire
in July 1950 before spending four years out of the Ireland team. He returned with a first-class match against Scotland in July 1954 and a match against the MCC in September, during which he scored 27 in the first innings, his highest score for Ireland.
He played just three more times for Ireland, against Scotland in June 1956, against the Free Foresters in August 1957 and against Leicestershire
in May 1961.
at an average of 15.75 and took 27 wickets at an average
of 31.26. He took five wickets in an innings twice. In first-class cricket, he scored 132 runs at an average of 16.50 and took 18 wickets at an average of 33.38, taking five wickets in an innings once.
Republic of Ireland
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– 10 October 1988 in Belfast
Belfast
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, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
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) was an Irish 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"....
. A right-handed batsman and Left-arm orthodox spin
Left-arm orthodox spin
Left-arm orthodox spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket.Left-arm orthodox spin is bowled by a left arm bowler using the fingers to spin the ball from right to left of the cricket pitch...
bowler, he played fourteen times for the Ireland cricket team between 1947 and 1961, including nine 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.
Playing career
Hool made his debut for Ireland against Scotland in May 1947 in a first-class match. Whilst it was an unsuccessful match with the bat, scoring a duckDuck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
in each innings, he was successful with the ball
Cricket ball
A cricket ball is a hard, solid leather ball used to play cricket. Constructed of cork and leather, a cricket ball is heavily regulated by cricket law at first class level...
in the Scottish second innings, taking 5/73 with his left-arm spin. He continued the year with matches against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
, the Craven Gentlemen and Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
before a match at Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
against the MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
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where he took 5/19 in the only MCC innings, his best bowling figures for Ireland.
He played just four times over the following three years, against Scotland and the MCC in 1948, against Yorkshire in July 1949 and against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
in July 1950 before spending four years out of the Ireland team. He returned with a first-class match against Scotland in July 1954 and a match against the MCC in September, during which he scored 27 in the first innings, his highest score for Ireland.
He played just three more times for Ireland, against Scotland in June 1956, against the Free Foresters in August 1957 and against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
in May 1961.
Statistics
In all matches for Ireland, he scored 189 runsRun (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement...
at an average of 15.75 and took 27 wickets at an average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 31.26. He took five wickets in an innings twice. In first-class cricket, he scored 132 runs at an average of 16.50 and took 18 wickets at an average of 33.38, taking five wickets in an innings once.