Jeff Hammond (cricketer)

Jeff Hammond
Personal information
Full name	Jeffrey Robert Hammond
Born	19 April 1950 (age 74); North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	fast bowler
International information
National side	Australia;
Test debut (cap 265)	16 February 1973 v West Indies
Last Test	21 April 1973 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 18)	28 August 1972 v England
Last ODI	28 August 1972 v England
Domestic team information
1969/70–1980/81	South Australia
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 31 August 2011

Jeffrey Robert Hammond (born 19 April 1950) is a former Australian cricketer who played in five Tests and one One Day International (ODI) from 1972 to 1973.

A fast bowler, Hammond was described as having "raw pace, a great short ball and an ability to swing it away late from the right-handers."^[1] Hammond made his first-class cricket debut for South Australia in 1969 and was included in the Australian squad for the 1972 Ashes tour of England, where he played his sole One Day International, taking 1/41.

Hammond kept his place in the Australian squad picked for the tour of the West Indies, where, in the absence of the injured Dennis Lillee, he made his Test debut. The role of Hammond and his opening bowling partner Max Walker has been listed as a key factor in Australia's surprise series victory.^[2]

Following his retirement from cricket in 1980, Hammond was appointed South Australian coach in 1993, leading South Australia to the Sheffield Shield in 1995/96. He was appointed to the South Australian Cricket Association Board in 2007.

Hammond has a Diploma of Electronic Engineering and was a member of the Telecom Australia's Management team in the early 1990s before returning to cricket administration.

Hammond's son Ashley also played cricket for South Australia.

References

^ Sexton, Michael. "Almanac Cricket: A Pair of Aces – The Caribbean Bromance of 1973". Footy Almanac. The Footy Almanac. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ Buchanab, Matt. "Ashes 2013: The Damaged XI". WA Today. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

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[1] Sexton, Michael. "Almanac Cricket: A Pair of Aces – The Caribbean Bromance of 1973". Footy Almanac. The Footy Almanac. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

[2] Buchanab, Matt. "Ashes 2013: The Damaged XI". WA Today. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

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