Hunter Hendry

Hunter Hendry

Personal information
Full name	Hunter Scott Thomas Laurie Hendry
Born	(1895-05-24)24 May 1895 Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia
Died	16 December 1988(1988-12-16) (aged 93) Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Stork
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Batting	Right-hand batsman
Bowling	Right-arm medium fast
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1918–1924	New South Wales
1924–1934	Victoria
Career statistics
Competition Tests FC Matches 11 140 Runs scored 335 6799 Batting average 20.93 37.56 100s/50s 1/0 14/34 Top score 112 325* Balls bowled 1706 16601 Wickets 16 229 Bowling average 40.00 29.02 5 wickets in innings 0 6 10 wickets in match 0 1 Best bowling 3/36 8/33 Catches/stumpings 10/0 152/0
Source: CricketArchive, 9 February 2008

Hunter Scott Thomas Laurie Hendry (24 May 1895 – 16 December 1988) was a cricketer who played for New South Wales, Victoria and Australia.

Nicknamed "Stork", Hendry was a formidable batsman to whom bowlers found difficulty in delivering. He played in 11 Tests and 140 first-class matches between 1918–19 and 1935–36.^[1]

At the time of his death, aged 93, he was the oldest surviving Test and Sheffield Shield cricketer.^[1]

See also[]

• List of Victoria first-class cricketers
• List of New South Wales representative cricketers

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Hunter Hendry at Wikimedia Commons
• Cricinfo article on Hunter "Stork" Hendry

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