Knowra Wally Hammond Wally Hammond Wally Hammond was an English cricketer who played as a batter and occasional right-arm fast-medium bowler for England and Gloucestershire from 1920 to 1951.
1932–33 Ashes series : A Test cricket series in Australia, remembered for England’s use of the Bodyline tactic. Hammond scored heavily in the series, including a century in the first Test.
Jack Hobbs : An English opening batter who scored 61,760 runs in first-class cricket. Hobbs and Hammond formed a celebrated batting partnership for England and Surrey opponents.
Test cricket : The longest form of international cricket, played between national teams over up to five days. Hammond’s England career and major batting records were built in this format.
First-class cricket records : Statistical records accumulated in cricket matches recognized as first-class. Hammond’s 50,551 first-class runs placed him among the format’s leading scorers.
1936–37 Ashes series : A Test cricket series in Australia in which Australia recovered from losing the first two Tests to win 3–2. Hammond made centuries in England’s first two victories before Australia won the remaining Tests.
Herbert Sutcliffe : An English opening batter renowned for his Test record and partnerships with Jack Hobbs. Sutcliffe opened with Hammond on England’s 1928–29 tour of Australia.
First-class cricket : The highest standard of domestic cricket, played under rules governing multi-day matches. Hammond’s career totals include county matches as well as Tests.
1,000 runs in a Test series : A rare batting achievement of scoring at least 1,000 runs in a single Test series. Hammond reached 1,000 runs in the 1928–29 Ashes, a feat achieved by only a few batters.
1946–47 Ashes series : The first Ashes series after the Second World War, won by Australia 3–0. Hammond captained England on the difficult postwar tour.
Len Hutton : An English batter who captained England and held the Test individual-score record with 364. Hutton succeeded Hammond as England captain after the Second World War.
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