WALTER REGINALD HAMMOND, than whom no one of recent years has more abundantly fulfilled his early promise, was born at Dover on June 19, 1903. When still a child he was taken out to China ...

With 167 first-class centuries to his name, Wally Hammond also shone in the Test arena, scoring 7,249 runs at an average of 58.45. His 336* v New Zealand was, for five years, the highest individual ...

The Test also marked the debut for Don Bradman. + Wally Hammond?s series aggregate of 905 runs was the then highest for a player and remains the highest by any player in a series in Australia.

Stan McCabe's glorious 232 at Trent Bridge was a delight for the purists while Wally Hammond's 240 set the tone at Lord's. The second Test was also memorable as it was the first Test to be ...

Fri, 24 Feb - day 2 - England 1st innings 159/2 (Wally Hammond 72*, Harold Larwood 5*) Sat, 25 Feb - day 3 - England 1st innings 418/8 (Gubby Allen 25*) Sun, 26 Feb - rest day Mon, 27 Feb - day 4 ...