William Hannah
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William Hannah was a cricket Test match umpire.
He umpired 4 Test match
es, involving Australia
, two against England
and two against South Africa
. His first match, at Sydney
on 13 December to 19 December 1907 was a close affair, won by Australia by 2 wickets after they were 7 wickets down with 90 runs to get. Hannah’s last match was at Melbourne
on 17 February to 21 February 1911, won by Australia by a massive 530 runs, the highest margin to that date.
He umpired 4 Test match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
es, involving Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
, two against England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
and two against South Africa
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
. His first match, at Sydney
Sydney Cricket Ground
The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...
on 13 December to 19 December 1907 was a close affair, won by Australia by 2 wickets after they were 7 wickets down with 90 runs to get. Hannah’s last match was at Melbourne
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
on 17 February to 21 February 1911, won by Australia by a massive 530 runs, the highest margin to that date.