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Basil Hollington

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Basil Hollington
Personal information
Full name
Hugh Basil Hollington
Born (1949-08-14) 14 August 1949 (age 75)
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1972Minor Counties
1972–1974Minor Counties South
1966–1974Hertfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 1 7
Runs scored 21 193
Batting average 10.50 27.57
100s/50s –/– –/2
Top score 15 78
Balls bowled 1
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 September 2011

Hugh Basil Hollington (born 14 August 1949) is a former English cricketer. Hollington was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Harpenden, Hertfordshire.

Hollington made his debut for Hertfordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1966 to 1974, making 44 appearances.[1] He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1971 Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 50 runs before being dismissed by Pat Pocock.[2] He made a further List A appearance for the county in the 1974 Gillette Cup against Durham.[3] In this match, he was dismissed for a duck by Brian Lander.[4]

Playing Minor counties cricket allowed Hollington to make a single first-class appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Australians in 1972.[5] In this match, he was dismissed for 15 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings by Jeff Hammond, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 6 runs by Graeme Watson.[6] He also made List A appearances for Minor Counties South, first appearing for the team in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire. He made four further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup.[3] In his five appearances for the team, he scored 143 runs at an average of 28.60, with a high score of 78.[7] His highest score came against Gloucestershire in 1972.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Basil Hollington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Surrey v Hertfordshire, 1971 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b "List A Matches played by Basil Hollington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Hertfordshire v Durham, 1974 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  5. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Basil Hollington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Minor Counties v Australians, 1972". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  7. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Basil Hollington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Gloucestershire v Minor Counties South, 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
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