On this day, 1902, at Adelaide, Clem Hill played a ball from Gilbert Jessop on to the stumps.
He had scored 97.
He had scored 99 and 98 in his two previous innings.
Not only that – these were the first scores of 99, 98, and 97 in the history of Test cricket.
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He had scored 97.
He had scored 99 and 98 in his two previous innings.
Not only that – these were the first scores of 99, 98, and 97 in the history of Test cricket.
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Before that, Hill had also scored the first ever 96.
So basically before him, everyone who went past 95 got a Test hundred!
Over his career, Hill crossed fifty 26 times but only 7 of these were hundreds.
However, of the other 19, there were scores of 91*, 96, 97, 98, 98, 99.
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So basically before him, everyone who went past 95 got a Test hundred!
Over his career, Hill crossed fifty 26 times but only 7 of these were hundreds.
However, of the other 19, there were scores of 91*, 96, 97, 98, 98, 99.
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In other words, another 21 runs would have given him six more hundreds.
He also had 87, 87, 88. And his hundreds included 188 and 191.
Hill was a fantastic batsman, one of the greatest in the post-War era.
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He also had 87, 87, 88. And his hundreds included 188 and 191.
Hill was a fantastic batsman, one of the greatest in the post-War era.
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His Test record, especially even England, is better than even that his contemporary Victor Trumper's.
He also did this with that unusual grip and stance (refer to picture in the first tweet).
But I somehow do not think he did not keep track of his achievements.
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He also did this with that unusual grip and stance (refer to picture in the first tweet).
But I somehow do not think he did not keep track of his achievements.
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Consider the Headingley Test of the 1926 Ashes, for example.
Upon reaching 60, Jack Hobbs raised his bat towards the stand where his wife Ada was sitting.
Hill was also sitting there, along with some other Australian cricketers. He became curious:
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Upon reaching 60, Jack Hobbs raised his bat towards the stand where his wife Ada was sitting.
Hill was also sitting there, along with some other Australian cricketers. He became curious:
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- Ada, why is Jack waving his bat like that?
- You should know, if anyone does, he has beaten your record of most runs in Test matches.
- You should know, if anyone does, he has beaten your record of most runs in Test matches.
>> Hill was a fantastic batsman, one of the greatest in the post-War era.
*pre-War
*pre-War
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