Full Name

Alan George Hurst

Born

July 15, 1950, Altona, Melbourne, Victoria

Age

73y 248d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast

Other

Referee

The strapping Victorian fast bowler Alan Hurst's injury problems looked set to sentence him to one-cap-wonder status until he made a successful return in the late 1970s. Hurst made his debut in 1973-74, against New Zealand at Adelaide, but was dropped after a modest performance. Four years later he returned to a Packer-gutted side, and in 1978-79 he had a storming season. In six Ashes Tests he grabbed 25 wickets, even though a depleted Australia were hammered 5-1, and then blew Pakistan away with nine wickets at Perth. But that was Hurst's last Test in Australia - two wicketless Tests in India the following season were his last, and he had to return home with a serious back injury. He was also a terrible batsman, who made 10 ducks in 20 Test innings.
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Alan Hurst Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests12203102266.0019652.040010130
ODIs84473*-1936.84000010
FC77883050427*8.68--00--260
List A1886238*11.50--00--20

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests122130541200435/289/15527.902.3571.0320
ODIs87402203125/215/2116.913.0233.5010
FC77-1579573602808/84-26.282.7956.4-111
List A18-964529315/215/2117.063.2931.0020

Umpire & Referee

FormatMatReferee
Tests4545
ODIs102102
T20Is2626
WT20Is66
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The match referee Alan Hurst inspects the pitch and run-ups with the two umpires, Daryl Harper and Tony Hill
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Ian Chappell's 1975 Australia squad to England