Hugh Basil Hollington (born 14 August 1949) is a former English cricketer. Hollington was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Harpenden, Hertfordshire.
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| Full name | Hugh Basil Hollington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 August 1949 Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1972 | Minor Counties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | Minor Counties South | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1974 | Hertfordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 September 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hollington made his debut for Hertfordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1966 to 1974, making 44 appearances.[1] He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1971 Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 50 runs before being dismissed by Pat Pocock.[2] He made a further List A appearance for the county in the 1974 Gillette Cup against Durham.[3] In this match, he was dismissed for a duck by Brian Lander.[4]
Playing Minor counties cricket allowed Hollington to make a single first-class appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Australians in 1972.[5] In this match, he was dismissed for 15 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings by Jeff Hammond, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 6 runs by Graeme Watson.[6] He also made List A appearances for Minor Counties South, first appearing for the team in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire. He made four further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup.[3] In his five appearances for the team, he scored 143 runs at an average of 28.60, with a high score of 78.[7] His highest score came against Gloucestershire in 1972.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Basil Hollington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Surrey v Hertfordshire, 1971 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ a b "List A Matches played by Basil Hollington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Hertfordshire v Durham, 1974 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Basil Hollington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties v Australians, 1972". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Basil Hollington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Gloucestershire v Minor Counties South, 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
External links edit
- Basil Hollington at ESPNcricinfo
- Basil Hollington at CricketArchive