Wally Hammond
English cricket player (1903-1965) · United Kingdom · On the map · Athletes · Died at 62
Walter Reginald Hammond was an English first-class cricketer who played for Gloucestershire in a career that lasted from 1920 to 1951. Beginning as a professional, he later became an amateur and was appointed captain of England. Hammond was primarily a middle-order batsman.
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Lord Harris, who was instrumental in Hammond's being unable to play for Gloucestershire in 1922, in his playing days
Sydney Cricket Ground during a cricket match in the 1930s. Hammond scored many runs at Sydney, and it was a favourite venue of his.
Donald Bradman, the best batsman in the world during most of Hammond's career, who in 1930 broke Hammond's record for most runs in a Test series. Hammond later became obsessed with being more successful than Bradman.
A team photograph of England's 1932-33 team: Hammond is seated at the extreme right of the front row.
Hammond batting during his innings of 75 not out, Australia v England, 5th Test, 28 February 1933
Pelham Warner, pictured in 1933, was a supporter of Hammond throughout his career and instrumental in his appointment to the England captaincy.Awards
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Wisden Cricketers' Almanack described him as one of the four best batsmen in the history of cricket. He was considered the best English batsman of the 1930s by commentators and those with whom he played; they also said that he was one of the best slip fielders ever. Hammond was an effective fast-medium pace bowler and contemporaries believed that if he had been less reluctant to bowl, he could have achieved even more with the ball than he did.
