Andrew Hall

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I can only assume that he was reacting to the bitter disappointment of being left out of the World Cup [Championship] squad.

County career

Hall played for Durham Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy, his first experience in English County Cricket. He played one List A match for Suffolk in the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy whilst playing for Rawtenstall in the Lancashire League. This was Halls only appearance in any form of cricket for Suffolk. He then played his first senior English cricket for Worcestershire in the 2003 and 2004 English seasons.

Hall moved to play for Kent from 2005 to 2007, playing parts of each season when not appearing for the South African side. He returned to England in 2008 when he signed for Northamptonshire as a Kolpak player. While playing for Northants he set a record for the side's best Twenty20 bowling figures, taking 6/21 against Worcestershire in 2008. He also achieved his best Twenty20 batting performance in the same game (66 not out). He became captain of the county in 2010 after fellow South African Nicky Boje resigned, remaining captain until after the 2012 season when he was replaced by Stephen Peters. [16] During his tenure as captain he nearly led Northants to promotion in the County Championship.

Hall continued to play for Northants until the end of the 2014 season when he was not offered a new contract. He announced his retirement from professional cricket shortly afterwards. [17]

Personal life

After retiring, Hall became a sports teacher at Milton Keynes Preparatory School. [18] [19]

Hall was the victim of a robbery at an automatic teller machine in 1999 during which he was shot in his left hand. [20] The mugger is said to have fired six shots at him. [21] In 2002, he was driven around in his own car with a gun pointed to his head. [21]

References

  1. "3rd ODI: South Africa v West Indies at Durban, Jan 27, 1999. Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. "2nd Test: South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Mar 8-12, 2002. Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  3. "Hall makes his mark, but Australia hold the upper hand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. "4th Test: England v South Africa at Leeds, Aug 21-25, 2003. Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  5. "South Africa close in on victory after Hall's heroics". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  6. Hall makes his mark, BBC Sport, 2003-08-24. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  7. "Hall makes his mark". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  8. "1st Test: India v South Africa at Kanpur, Nov 20-24, 2004. Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  9. "India v South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. 20 February 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  10. "The makeshift opener who batted and batted". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  11. "3rd ODI: South Africa v India at Cape Town, Nov 26, 2006. Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  12. "Records. One-Day Internationals. Partnership records. Highest partnerships by wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  13. "44th Match, Super Eights: England v South Africa at Bridgetown, Apr 17, 2007. Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  14. "Clinical South Africa crush hopeless England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  15. "Andrew Hall quits international cricket". ESPNcricinfo. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  16. "Stephen Peters replaces Andrew Hall as Northants skipper". BBC Sport. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  17. "Cricket: Former Northants captain Andrew Hall rewarded with testimonial dinner". Northants Herald & Post. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  18. https://www.facebook.com/mkprepschool/posts/our-very-own-head-of-cricket-mr-andrew-hall-former-south-african-professional-cr/1103072848507519/ [ bare URL ]
  19. "Staff".
  20. "Laker's match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  21. 1 2 Jackson, Jamie; Jackson, Interview by Jamie (5 October 2003). "Triumph and despair". The Observer. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
Andrew Hall
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Personal information
Full name
Andrew James Hall
Born (1975-07-31) 31 July 1975 (age 50)
Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  284)8 March 2002 v  Australia
Last Test26 January 2007 v  Pakistan
ODI debut(cap  54)27 January 1999 v  West Indies
Last ODI1 July 2007 v  India
ODI shirt no.99
T20I debut(cap  15)9 January 2006 v  Australia
Last T20I24 February 2006 v  Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam