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Place of Birth: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
About David Hookes
- David William Hookes (3 May 1955 – 19 January 2004) was a South Australian and Australian cricketer, broadcaster and coach of the Victorian cricket team.
- An aggressive left-handed batsman, Hookes usually batted in the middle order.
- His international career got off to a sensational start in the Centenary Test at Melbourne in 1977 when he hit England captain Tony Greig for five consecutive boundaries, but a combination of circumstances ensured that he never became a regular in the Australian team.
- He wrote in his autobiography, "I suspect history will judge me harshly as a batsman because of my modest record in 23 Tests and I can't complain about that".For many years, he was a leading figure in Australian domestic cricket, most notably in his role as captain of South Australia (SA).
- Wisden called him "a first-class destroyer of second-rate bowling".
- Angered by Victorian captain Graham Yallop's late declaration in a Sheffield Shield match at the Adelaide Oval in October 1982, Hookes, who normally batted at number 3 or 4, promoted himself to opening batsman and proceeded to score a century from 34 balls in just 43 minutes (including 18 fours and two sixes), at the time the fastest century scored in first-class cricket.
- He finished his career as the highest run-scorer in Sheffield Shield history. An outspoken man who had several brushes with the game's officials, Hookes retired at the end of the 1991–92 season and pursued his media career.
- He moved to Melbourne in 1995 and broadcast on Radio 3AW.
- His popularity among players and his reputation for strong leadership led to his appointment as coach of the Victorian team in 2002.
- The team enjoyed success under his tutelage, but he died after being punched by a hotel bouncer outside a pub where he had been drinking with Victorian players following their victory in a match earlier in the day.
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