Hookes, David William

Hookes, David William
▪ 2005

      Australian cricketer (b. May 3, 1955, Adelaide, Australia—d. Jan. 19, 2004, Melbourne, Australia), played 23 Test matches for Australia between 1977 and 1986; in 41 innings he scored 1,306 runs at an average of 34.36, with one century. In his Test debut, at the Centenary Test against England at Melbourne in 1977, he scored 56, including five successive fours in a single over. Hookes played for two years in Kerry Packer's unofficial World Series Cricket before returning to the Australia national side in 1980. After retiring from first-class cricket in 1992 with 12,671 runs (average 43.99), he was a radio and television cricket commentator and served as coach of the Victoria state side. He was killed in a fight outside a Melbourne pub.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • David Hookes — Personal information Full name David William Hookes Born 3 May 1955(1955 05 03) Mile End, Adelaide, Australia Died 19 January 2004(2004 01 19) (aged 48) Prahran, Melbourne, Australia …   Wikipedia

  • Décès en 2004 — Décès 1992 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 Sommaire 1 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • List of Test cricketers — This is a list by country of every cricketer who has played at least one Test match.Australia : See also List of Australian Test cricketers Ted a Beckett · Terry Alderman · George Alexander · Harry Alexander · Frank Allan · Peter Allan · Reginald …   Wikipedia

  • En 2004 — 2004 Cette page concerne l année 2004 du calendrier grégorien. Pour l année 2004, voir 2004. Pour le nombre 2004, voir 2004 (nombre). Années : 2001 2002 2003  2004  2005 2006 2007 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Isaac Newton — (Godfrey Kneller, National Portrait Gallery London, 1702) Sir Isaac Newton [ …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Newton, Sir Isaac — Isaac Newton (Godfrey Kneller, National Portrait Gallery London, 1702) Sir Isaac Newton [ˌaɪzək ˈnjuːtən] (* 25. Dezember 1642jul./ …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sensorium Gottes — Isaac Newton (Godfrey Kneller, National Portrait Gallery London, 1702) Sir Isaac Newton [ˌaɪzək ˈnjuːtən] (* 25. Dezember 1642jul./ 4. Januar  …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sir Isaac Newton — Isaac Newton (Godfrey Kneller, National Portrait Gallery London, 1702) Sir Isaac Newton [ˌaɪzək ˈnjuːtən] (* 25. Dezember 1642jul./ 4. Januar  …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Oxford period poetry anthologies — These are Oxford poetry anthologies of English poetry, which select from a given period. See also The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse. Contents 1 New Oxford Book of Seventeenth Century Verse (1991) 2 New Oxford Book of Eighteenth… …   Wikipedia

  • Basaltstreit — Im Gegensatz zur Historischen Geologie, die sich mit der Entwicklungsgeschichte der Erde befasst, ist der Gegenstand der Geschichte der Geologie die Entwicklung dieser Naturwissenschaft selbst. Hierbei kommt es zu Überschneidungen mit der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”