Antony Hooper (cricketer)

Antony Mark Hooper (born 5 September 1967)[1] is an English former cricketer.

Antony Hooper
Personal information
Full name
Antony Mark Hooper
Born (1967-09-05) 5 September 1967
Perivale, West London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1987–1992Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 24 2
Runs scored 848 26
Batting average 21.74 26.00
100s/50s 1/3 –/–
Top score 125 25*
Balls bowled 402 0
Wickets 6 –
Bowling average 45.83 –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling 1/5 –
Catches/stumpings 2/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 September 2019

Hooper was born in Perivale in September 1967.[1] He was educated at Latymer Upper School, before going up to St John's College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Middlesex at Fenner's in 1987. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1992, making 23 appearances.[3] Playing primarily as a batsman, he scored 823 runs at an average of 22.24. His highest score of 125, which was his only first-class century,[4] came against Surrey in 1991.[5] Hooper also made a first-class appearance for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricket team against the touring Pakistanis in 1992.[3] In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Cambridge, he also made two List A one-day appearances for the Combined Universities cricket team in the 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup.[6]

References
  1. "Player Profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. The Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 650.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Antony Hooper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Antony Hooper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. "Cambridge University v Surrey, 1991". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. "List A Matches played by Antony Hooper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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