Wally Hammond

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthday

1903-06-19

Deathday

1965-07-01

Place of Birth

Dover, Kent, England

Wally Hammond

Biography

With over 50,000 first-class runs and a batting average of 58.45 in Tests, Hammond was the undisputed successor to Jack Hobbs as England's premier batsman. His bowling and slip fielding made him simply invaluable to the team during the Bradman era.