Joe Hunter (cricketer)

Joseph Hunter (3 August 1855 – 4 January 1891) was an English professional cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1878 to 1888, and in five Test matches for England in 1884–85. He was born at Scarborough, Yorkshire, and died at Rotherham, Yorkshire.

Joe Hunter
Personal information
Full name
Joseph Hunter
Born(1855-08-03)3 August 1855
Scarborough, Yorkshire
Died4 January 1891(1891-01-04) (aged 35)
Rotherham, Yorkshire
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 49)12 December 1884 v Australia
Last Test25 March 1885 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1878–1888Yorkshire
1880United South of England Eleven
1884–1885Players
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 5 162
Runs scored 93 1,330
Batting average 18.60 7.86
100s/50s 0/0 0/2
Top score 39* 60*
Catches/stumpings 8/3 232/124
Source: CricketArchive, 8 October 2022

Hunter was a wicket-keeper who played in 162 first-class matches. He held 232 career catches and completed 124 stumpings. He was a right-handed tail-end batsman and scored 1,330 runs at an average of 7.86 runs per completed innings with a highest score of 60* as one of two half-centuries.

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