John Hacking (cricketer)

John Kenneth Hacking (21 March 1909 – 3 August 1999) was an English cricketer. Hacking was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Kenilworth, Warwickshire, and was educated at Warwick School.

John Hacking
Personal information
Full name
John Kenneth Hacking
Born(1909-03-21)21 March 1909
Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
Died3 August 1999(1999-08-03) (aged 90)
Warwick, Warwickshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 17
Batting average 8.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 14
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 May 2012

Hacking made a single first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Lancashire at Old Trafford in the 1946 County Championship.[1] Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat, making just 100 all out in their first-innings, with Hacking who batted at number seven scoring 14 runs before he was dismissed by Eddie Phillipson. Lancashire responded in their first-innings with 292 all out, to which Warwickshire responded to in their second-innings with 232 all out, with Hacking making 3 runs batting at number six, before he was dismissed by William Roberts. Lancashire went on to win the match by 9 wickets.[2] This was his only major appearance for Warwickshire.

He died at Warwick, Warwickshire, on 3 August 1999.

References edit

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Hacking". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Lancashire v Warwickshire, 1946 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

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