Alan Hurst
- January 6, 2024
- Cricketer
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Alan Hurst Biography
| Name | Alan Hurst |
| Birthday | Jul 15 |
| Birth Year | 1950 |
| Place Of Birth | Altona |
| Home Town | Altona |
| Birth Country | Australia |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Alan Hurst is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on July 15, 1950 in Altona, Altona, Australia. Alan George Hurst (born 15 July 1950) is a former Australian cricketer who played in twelve Test matches and eight One Day Internationals between 1975 and 1979. A muscular, broad-shouldered man with a shock of dark hair and a big moustache, Alan Hurst fit the archetype of Australian fast bowler, 1970s style.
Hurst took 21 wickets on the tour at 31.38 but did not play a test. He was kept on in the squad to play the 1975 World Cup.
After knocking back a contract with the rebel organisation, Hurst was selected for the first test of the 1977–78 series against India. He took 0–31 and 2–50; he also scored 26 in the second innings, taking part in a 50-run last-wicket partnership with Jeff Thomson which proved crucial for Australia’s victory.
Hurst was an athletic man in the outfield who bowled with an elaborate, “winding” delivery stride that generated real pace. He was a terrible batsman, scoring 10 ducks in 20 Test innings. In the 1978–79 Ashes series, he set a record by scoring two pairs. The only truly controversial incident of his career happened in the 1979 Perth test when Alan Hurst ran out Pakistan’s number eleven batsman Sikander Bakht at the bowler’s end as Bakht was backing up too far – the fourth such instance in Test cricket. Later in the day, Australian batsman Andrew Hilditch was given out after an appeal for handled the ball and became the only non-striker to have suffered that decision. Hilditch picked up a wayward throw that had dribbled onto the pitch and handed the ball back to Sarfraz Nawaz who appealed and the umpire had to give him out. This incident was in retaliation for Hurst’s actions. The brief series was one of the most bad-tempered in history, caused in part by Pakistan’s decision to play their WSC-contracted men.
He had a strong season in 1975–76, taking 39 wickets at 23.38, including a spell of 4–13 in nine overs for Victoria against the touring West Indies. However he was unable to force his way into the test side past Lillee, Thomson, Max Walker and Gary Gilmour.
Alan Hurst Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cricketer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Alan Hurst is one of the richest Cricketer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alan Hurst 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Hurst made his first class debut in 1972–73 taking 18 wickets at 40.61.
Hurst was unable to play the first few games of 1974–75 due to his back injury. The rise of Jeff Thomson during the Ashes series later in 1974 pushed Hurst further down the pecking order in the hunt for a baggy green cap. He took 29 wickets at 20.13 over the summer and was picked on the 1975 tour of England.
In 1976–77 Hurst took 12 wickets at 18, missing some games in November due to a side strain. He was selected on the 1977 tour of New Zealand but did not perform particularly well, taking only three first class wickets at an average of 72.66. One innings his bowling was called “gloomily unpenetrative.” He was overlooked for selection on the 1977 Ashes; the fast bowlers who went were Thomson, Walker, Len Pascoe, Mick Malone and Geoff Dymock.
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He played again briefly for Victoria in 1980-81 but took no wickets.
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Alan Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Alan Hurst celebrates birthday on July 15 of every year.
Hurst played two tests against Pakistan. In the first he took 3–55 and 3–115, but an Australian batting collapse saw them lose the game. In the second test he took 4–61 and 5–94.