Andrew Hall

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Andrew Hall
country = South Africa
fullname = Andrew James Hall
living = true
dayofbirth = 31
monthofbirth = 7
yearofbirth = 1975
placeofbirth = Johannesburg, Transvaal
countryofbirth = South Africa
batting = Right-handed
bowling = Right arm fast-medium
role = All-rounder
international = true
testdebutdate = March 8
testdebutyear = 2002
testdebutagainst = Australia
testc

lasttestdate = January 28
lasttestyear = 2007
lasttestagainst = Pakistan
odidebutdate = January 27
odidebutyear = 1999
odidebutagainst = West Indies
odic

lastodidate = July 1
lastodiyear = 2007
lastodiagainst = India
club1 = Transvaal/Gauteng
year1 = 1995/96-2000/01
club2 = Easterns
year2 = 2001/02-2003/04
club3 = Worcestershire
year3 = 2003-2004
club4 = Lions
year4 = 2004/05-2005/06
club5 = Kent
year5 = 2005-2007
club6 = Dolphins
year6 = 2006-
club7 = Northamptonshire
year7 = 2008-
deliveries = balls
columns = 4
column1 = Tests
matches1 = 21
runs1 = 760
bat avg1 = 26.20
100s/50s1 = 1/3
top score1 = 163
deliveries1 = 3001
wickets1 = 45
bowl avg1 = 35.93
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = 3/1
catches/stumpings1 = 16/-
column2 = ODIs
matches2 = 88
runs2 = 905
bat avg2 = 21.04
100s/50s2 = 0/3
top score2 = 81
deliveries2 = 3341
wickets2 = 95
bowl avg2 = 26.47
fivefor2 = 1
tenfor2 = n/a
best bowling2 = 5/18
catches/stumpings2 = 29/-
column3 = FC
matches3 = 126
runs3 = 5353
bat avg3 = 33.66
100s/50s3 = 5/36
top score3 = 163
deliveries3 = 21210
wickets3 = 382
bowl avg3 = 26.15
fivefor3 = 13
tenfor3 = 1
best bowling3 = 6/77
catches/stumpings3 = 91/-
column4 = LA
matches4 = 242
runs4 = 4686
bat avg4 = 30.23
100s/50s4 = 5/25
top score4 = 129*
deliveries4 = 9912
wickets4 = 277
bowl avg4 = 26.80
fivefor4 = 1
tenfor4 = n/a
best bowling4 = 5/18
catches/stumpings4 = 70/-
date = September 1
year = 2007
source = http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4007/4007.html CricketArchive

Andrew James Hall (born July 31, 1975, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa) is a South African cricketer and a former member of the South African cricket team (playing from 1999 until 2007). He is an all-rounder who bowls fast-medium pace, and has been used as both an opening batsman and in the lower order. Prior to making it on the South African first class cricket scene he played indoor cricket for South Africa. He broke through in 1995/96 and has played for Transvaal, Gauteng and Easterns.

Hall was initially thought of solely as a limited overs cricket specialist and made his ODI debut against the West Indies at Durban in 1999. He was a regular in the ODI side until 2007, taking part in South Africa's 2003 Cricket World Cup squad and the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

He appeared in the Test side sporadically and made his debut in 2002 against Australia at Cape Town. Batting at number 8, he scored 70 but didn't pick up any wickets in the match.

He retired from international cricket in September 2007 and went to play for the Hyderabad Heroes in the Indian Cricket League and was a part of the squad that won the second Edelweiss Challenge.

Career Highlights

During the 2003 England tour he received a late call-up to the squad and impressed with 16 wickets in the Test series. He scored a match-winning 99 not out at at Headingley and became the 5th batsman in Test cricket to have been stranded one short of a hundred.

In 2004, due to the absence of the recently retired Gary Kirsten and non-touring Herschelle Gibbs, he was promoted to open the batting in the Test series against India. He reacted to the added responsibility by scoring 163 at Kanpur - his maiden Test century. The century was made against the likes of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh, batting for almost ten hours.

He holds the World Record 8th wicket stand in ODI cricket of 138 with Justin Kemp, made against India in November 2006. His contribution was an unbeaten 56 from 47 balls and he went on to take 3 wickets in the second innings.

During the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies he took his maiden 5 wicket haul (5-18) against England on the 17 April at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados.

In 2008 he fathered a daughter called Ceri Hall. (Note the welsh spelling as her mother is from the Vonda Valley.)

County Cricket

In 2003 he had a stint with Worcestershire and in 2005 he became an overseas player at Kent, returning for a part of the 2006 season before returning to South Africa for their two-Test match series against Sri Lanka. He returned to England in 2008 when he signed for Northamptonshire as a Kolpak player.

Mugging Incident

Hall was the victim of a robbery at an automatic teller machine in 1998, during which he was shot in his left hand. The mugger is said to have fired six shots at him but the incident has developed into an urban myth in which the extent of his injuries are greatly exaggerated.

International retirement

Hall retired from international cricket in September 2007. Whilst not giving a reason for his decision, Graham Ford - Hall's coach at Kent - speculated it was due to his omission from the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship squad, saying: [cite web | url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/current/story/309191.html | title=Andrew Hall quits international cricket | publisher=Cricinfo | date=2007-09-01 | accessdate=2007-09-01]

References

External links

* [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4007/4007.html CricketArchive: Player profile]
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/45396.html Cricinfo: Player profile]