John Hammer
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John William Hammer is the founder of several sporting competitions for older players.
He founded Superules, an Australian rules football
competition for those over 35 years of age at a meeting at the Zero Inn, Nhill, Victoria
in 1980. A football carnival is held at a different location in Australia each year.
He also founded Over 60s cricket
in Australia, promoting cricket for those over 60 years of age.
John Hammer was born in Sunbury
, Victoria
, Australia
.
He founded Superules, an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
competition for those over 35 years of age at a meeting at the Zero Inn, Nhill, Victoria
Nhill, Victoria
Nhill is a town in the Wimmera, in western Victoria, Australia. Nhill is located on the Western Highway, half-way between Adelaide and Melbourne. At the 2006 census Nhill had a population of 1915.-History:...
in 1980. A football carnival is held at a different location in Australia each year.
He also founded Over 60s cricket
Over 60s cricket
Over 60s cricket is a form of cricket where all players are over 60 years of age. It has slightly modified rules, matches have 40 overs per side and batsmen retire after scoring 40 runs....
in Australia, promoting cricket for those over 60 years of age.
John Hammer was born in Sunbury
Sunbury, Victoria
Sunbury is a regional city, located north-west of Melbourne's central business district, in the state of Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume. At the 2006 Census, Sunbury had a population of 31,000...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.