Australia / Players / Paul Hibbert
Full name Paul Anthony Hibbert
Born July 23, 1952, Brunswick, Victoria
Died November 27, 2008, Essendon, Victoria (aged 56 years 127 days)
Major teams Australia, Victoria
Nickname Dasher
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 7.50 | 89 | 16.85 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 78 | 134 | 10 | 4790 | 163 | 38.62 | 9 | 25 | 38 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 13 | 13 | 0 | 225 | 56 | 17.30 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 78 | 656 | 285 | 15 | 4/28 | 19.00 | 2.60 | 43.7 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 13 | 56 | 44 | 1 | 1/14 | 1/14 | 44.00 | 4.71 | 56.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Only Test | Australia v India at Brisbane, Dec 2-6, 1977 scorecard |
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| First-class span | 1974/75 - 1986/87 |
| List A span | 1975/76 - 1986/87 |
Paul Hibbert was a tall, dark, stodgy opening batsman who played once for Australia, against India at Brisbane in the opening Test of the troubled 1977-78 summer, making a 77-ball 13 and 2. "He was a bit unlucky to make his debut on a greentop at the Gabba," former Victoria captain Ray Bright said. "If it had been a flat deck at Adelaide, who knows how he would have gone? It's all a matter of opportunity." His call-up came on the back of a remarkable feat of self-denial at Melbourne, where he made a century against the touring Indians without hitting a single boundary, only the second batsmen to make a hundred without finding the rope (the other was former Derbyshire batsman Alan Hill, who made 103 for Orange Free State v Griqualand West in 1976-77). For his state he was reliable, improving with age as he passed 800 runs in 1983-84 and finishing his career with 725 runs in 1985-86. He was also a useful medium pace seamer. His later years were troubled and dogged by alcoholism.
Martin Williamson
- Former Test opener Hibbert dies at 56 (Nov 28, 2008)
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