David Hookes
- January 10, 2024
- Cricketer
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David Hookes Biography
| Name | David Hookes |
| Birthday | May 3 |
| Birth Year | 1955 |
| Place Of Birth | Mile End |
| Birth Country | Australia |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
David Hookes is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on May 3, 1955 in Mile End, Australia.
David Hookes made his first-class debut in 1975–76 for South Australia. A rush of form in February 1977, when he scored five centuries from six innings in 17 days, led to his selection for the Centenary Test in March, 1977, at the age of 21.
Hookes was one of the key personalities marketed by the breakaway WSC organisation. In a “Supertest” at the Sydney Showground in 1977, a bouncer from Andy Roberts broke his jaw, and his confidence never fully recovered from the injury. Nevertheless, he was the third-best performed Australian batsman behind Ian and Greg Chappell with 770 runs (at 38.5 average) in 12 “Supertests” played during the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons. His future in the Australian team following the rapprochement between WSC and official cricket seemed assured.
David Hookes Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cricketer |
| House | Living in own house. |
David Hookes is one of the richest Cricketer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Hookes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
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”.
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Frustrated by Hookes’s failure to turn regular starts into big scores, the Australian selectors ignored him for the next 18 months. He was not selected for the 1985 tour of England, although there had been an exodus of Australian players on a rebel tour of South Africa. His last international appearances were in 1985–86, when he played two Tests against both New Zealand and India, and two ODIs in the World Series Cup. Thereafter, Australia pursued a selection policy of giving prolonged opportunities to younger players and passing over older players with inconsistent records.
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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.
How old was David Hookes when he died?
48 years (1955–2004)
Is David Hooks still alive?
January 19, 2004
What happened to the Beaconsfield hotel?
The Beaconsfield Hotel in St Kilda has closed just under a year after cricketer David Hookes died outside the pub. Once a buzzing mecca for backpackers and the over-28 crowd, the 124-year-old heritage hotel has been under siege since the cricketer’s death last January.