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-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 116)	28 May 1921 v England
Last Test	1 February 1929 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1918/19–1923/24	New South Wales
1924/25–1932/33	Victoria
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 11 140 Runs scored 335 6,799 Batting average 20.93 37.56 100s/50s 1/0 14/34 Top score 112 325* Balls bowled 1,706 16,601 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/– 152/–
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.

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

See also

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

External links

• Media related to Hunter Hendry at Wikimedia Commons
• Hunter Hendry at ESPNcricinfo