Andrew Hall

For the English cricketer, see Andrew Hall (cricketer, born 1973).

For other people named Andrew Hall, see Andrew Hall (disambiguation).

Andrew Hall

Personal information
Full name	Andrew James Hall
Born	31 July 1975 (1975-07-31) Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Batting style	Right handed
Bowling style	Right arm fast medium
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut (cap 284)	8 March 2002 v Australia
Last Test	28 January 2007 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 54)	27 January 1999 v West Indies
Last ODI	1 July 2007 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1995–2001	Gauteng
2001–2004	Easterns
2003–2004	Worcestershire
2004–2006	Lions
2005–2007	Kent
2006–2009	Dolphins
2008–present	Northamptonshire (squad no. 1)
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs	FC	OD
Matches	21	88	190	297
Runs scored	760	905	8,606	5,515
Batting average	26.20	21.04	35.56	29.02
100s/50s	1/3	0/3	12/51	6/29
Top score	163	81	163	129*
Balls bowled	3,001	3,341	28,833	11,916
Wickets	45	95	517	345
Bowling average	35.93	26.47	26.88	27.12
5 wickets in innings	0	1	15	2
10 wickets in match	0	0	1	–
Best bowling	3/1	5/18	6/77	5/18
Catches/stumpings	16/–	29/-	180/–	88/1
Source: Cricinfo, 25 June 2011

Andrew James Hall (born 31 July 1975) is a South African cricketer and a former member of the South African cricket team (playing from 1999 until 2007). He is an all-rounder who bowls fast-medium pace, and has been used as both an opening batsman and in the lower order. Prior to making it on the South African first class cricket scene he played indoor cricket for South Africa. He broke through in 1995/96 and has played for Transvaal, Gauteng, and Easterns.

Hall was initially thought of solely as a limited overs cricket specialist and made his ODI debut against the West Indies at Durban in 1999. He was a regular in the ODI side until 2007, taking part in South Africa's 2003 Cricket World Cup squad and the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

He appeared in the Test side sporadically and made his debut in 2002 against Australia at Cape Town. Batting at number 8, he scored 70 but did not pick up any wickets in the match.

He retired from international cricket in September 2007 and went to play for the Hyderabad Heroes in the Indian Cricket League and was a part of the squad that won the second Edelweiss Challenge.

International career

During the 2003 England tour he received a late call-up to the squad and impressed with 16 wickets in the Test series. He scored a match-winning 99 not out at Headingley and became the 5th batsman in Test cricket to have been stranded one short of a hundred.

In 2004, due to the absence of the recently retired Gary Kirsten and non-touring Herschelle Gibbs, he was promoted to open the batting in the Test series against India. He reacted to the added responsibility by scoring 163 at Kanpur - his maiden Test century. The century was made against the likes of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh, batting for almost ten hours.

He holds the World Record 8th wicket stand in ODI cricket of 138 with Justin Kemp, made against India in November 2006. His contribution was an unbeaten 56 from 47 balls and he went on to take 3 wickets in the second innings.

During the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies he took his maiden 5 wicket haul (5-18) against England on 17 April at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados.

County career

In 2003 he had a stint with Worcestershire and in 2005 he became an overseas player at Kent, returning for a part of the 2006 season before returning to South Africa for their two-Test match series against Sri Lanka. He returned to England in 2008 when he signed for Northamptonshire as a Kolpak player. While playing for the Steelbacks, he set a record for the best Twenty20 figures taking 6/14 in 2008.

Mugging Incident

Hall was the victim of a robbery at an automatic teller machine in 1998, during which he was shot in his left hand. The mugger is said to have fired six shots at him, but the incident has developed into an urban myth in which the extent of his injuries is greatly exaggerated. In 2001, he was driven around in his own car with a gun pointed to his head.

International retirement

Hall retired from international cricket in September 2007. Whilst not giving a reason for his decision, Graham Ford - Hall's coach at Kent - speculated it was due to his omission from the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship squad, saying:

“

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

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External links

• Cricinfo Profile
• Cricket Archive Stats
• Northants Cricket Page