Arnold Hamer
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Arnold Hamer was a first-class cricket
er, who played for Yorkshire
in 1938, and for Derbyshire
between 1950 and 1960, scoring over 15,000 runs in first-class cricket. He also played as a footballer
, playing eight games for York City
in 1938.
, Yorkshire
. He began playing cricket at Yorkshire in 1937 in the second eleven. He played two first-class matches for Yorkshire in 1938 making three runs in total, and taking one wicket for 64 runs. He also played football for York City
in 1938, where he made eight appearances as a left back.
During World War II
Hamer played occasional cricket games for Yorkshire teams.
when his top score was 80 and his average 28.58. He also took 15 wickets and achieved his best bowling performance of 4 for 27. In the 1951 season
he scored his first century against Middlesex
and took fifteen wickets again. In the 1952 season
he scored a century in both matches against Nottinghamshire
and one against Middlesex. He was top scorer for the club in the 1953 season
when he made centuries against Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. He also took 17 wickets. In the 1954 season
he was top scorer again and scored centuries against Essex
, Sussex
and Yorkshire. He took ten wickets. He was top scorer for the club again in the 1955 season
, and made centuries against Glamorgan
and Nottinghamshire when he made his top score of 227. In the 1956 season
he scored centuries against Glamorgan, Somerset and Nottinghamshire. He was top score for the club again in the 1957 season
and made centuries against Sussex, Lancashire, Worcestershire and Surrey. He scored no centuries in the 1958 season
, and scored one against Sussex in the 1959 season
. He closed his first-class cricket career in the 1960 season
.
Hamer was a right-handed opening batsman and made 15,465 runs at 31.17 in 295 first-class matches. He had a highest score of 227, and made 19 centuries. Hamer scored 1,000 runs in 10 consecutive seasons. He was also an off-break bowler, and took 71 first class wickets at an average of 33.28.
Hamer died in Huddersfield in November 1993, at the age of 76.
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, who played for Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in 1938, and for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
between 1950 and 1960, scoring over 15,000 runs in first-class cricket. He also played as a footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, playing eight games for York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
in 1938.
Early career
Hamer was born in HuddersfieldHuddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. He began playing cricket at Yorkshire in 1937 in the second eleven. He played two first-class matches for Yorkshire in 1938 making three runs in total, and taking one wicket for 64 runs. He also played football for York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
in 1938, where he made eight appearances as a left back.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Hamer played occasional cricket games for Yorkshire teams.
Derbyshire career
Hamer began his career with Derbyshire in the 1950 seasonDerbyshire County Cricket Club in 1950
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1950 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for seventy-nine years. It was their forty-sixth season in the County Championship and they won eight matches in the County Championship to finish in fifth place.-1950...
when his top score was 80 and his average 28.58. He also took 15 wickets and achieved his best bowling performance of 4 for 27. In the 1951 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1951
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1951 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty years. It was their forty-seventh season in the County Championship and they won five matches and lost seven to finish eleventh in the County Championship.-1951 season:Guy...
he scored his first century against Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
and took fifteen wickets again. In the 1952 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1952
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1952 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty one years. It was their forty-eighth season in the County Championship and they won eleven matches and lost eight to finish fourth in the County Championship.-1952...
he scored a century in both matches against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
and one against Middlesex. He was top scorer for the club in the 1953 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1953
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1953 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty two years. It was their fifty-ninth season in the County Championship and they won nine matches and lost seven to finish sixth in the County Championship.-1953...
when he made centuries against Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. He also took 17 wickets. In the 1954 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1954
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1954 represents cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty-four years. It was their fiftieth season in the County Championship and they won eleven matches in the County Championship to finish in third place.-1954...
he was top scorer again and scored centuries against Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
, Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
and Yorkshire. He took ten wickets. He was top scorer for the club again in the 1955 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1955
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1955 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty four years. It was their fifty-first season in the County Championship and they won ten matches and lost ten to finish eighth in the County Championship.-1955...
, and made centuries against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
and Nottinghamshire when he made his top score of 227. In the 1956 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1956
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1956 represents cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty five years. It was their fifty-second season in the County Championship and they won seven matches and lost seven to finish twelfth in the County Championship.-1956...
he scored centuries against Glamorgan, Somerset and Nottinghamshire. He was top score for the club again in the 1957 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1957
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1957 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty six years. It was their fifty-third season in the County Championship and they won eleven matches and lost nine to finish fourth in the County Championship.-1957...
and made centuries against Sussex, Lancashire, Worcestershire and Surrey. He scored no centuries in the 1958 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1958
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1958 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing eighty-seven years. It was their fifty-fourth season in the County Championship and they won nine matches in the County Championship to finish fifth.-1958 season:Derbyshire...
, and scored one against Sussex in the 1959 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1959
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1959 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing eighty-eight years. It was their fifty-fifth season in the County Championship and they won thirteen matches to finish seventh in the County Championship.-1959 season:Derbyshire...
. He closed his first-class cricket career in the 1960 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1960
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1960 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty nine years. It was their fifty-sixth season in the County Championship and they won ten matches and lost ten to finish eighth in the County Championship.-1960...
.
Hamer was a right-handed opening batsman and made 15,465 runs at 31.17 in 295 first-class matches. He had a highest score of 227, and made 19 centuries. Hamer scored 1,000 runs in 10 consecutive seasons. He was also an off-break bowler, and took 71 first class wickets at an average of 33.28.
Hamer died in Huddersfield in November 1993, at the age of 76.