Full Name

Holcombe Douglas Read

Born

January 28, 1910, Woodford Green, Essex

Died

January 05, 2000, Truro, Cornwall, (aged 89y 342d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast

"Hopper" Read was at one time regarded as the fastest bowler in England, but his Test career lasted only one match and his first-class career less than three seasons. He was frighteningly fast, but it came at a cost - he had little idea where the ball was going and subsequently his control and accuracy were often poor. In 1933 he played briefly and unsuccessfully for Surrey, before moving east to Essex where he took 55 wickets in 1934. In 1935 he grabbed 97 wickets - including 11 against Yorkshire - and won his call-up against South Africa at The Oval. He took 4 for 136 and 2 for 64, enough to earn him a place on the MCC tour to Australia and New Zealand that winter. But before the start of the next season he announced his retirement to concentrate on his business career. His final first-class appearance was for MCC in 1948.
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Hopper Read Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests1-----------00
FC54702715825*3.67--00--210

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests1227020064/1366/20033.334.4445.0100
FC54-838250232197/35-22.933.5938.2-132
Holcombe Douglas Read

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Test

Debut/Last Matches of Hopper Read

FC Matches

Span
1933 - 1948

Recent Matches of Hopper Read

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
M.C.C. vs New Zealand15/7206-Mar-1936ChristchurchFC
M.C.C. vs Auckland2*1/7121-Feb-1936AucklandFC
M.C.C. vs New Zealand130/37 & 1/8217-Jan-1936WellingtonFC
M.C.C. vs New Zealand--6/26 & 5/7410-Jan-1936DunedinFC
M.C.C. vs Otago03/39 & 3/9931-Dec-1935DunedinFC