Allan Hunter
Hunter in 1960
Personal information
Full name
Allan Arthur Hunter
Born(1926-03-06)6 March 1926
Nelson, New Zealand
Died31 August 1982(1982-08-31) (aged 56)
Nelson, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleOpening batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951-52 – 1956-57Central Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 16
Runs scored 752
Batting average 27.85
100s/50s 1/4
Top score 108
Balls bowled 390
Wickets 3
Bowling average 52.66
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/14
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 December 2017

Allan Arthur Hunter (6 March 1926 – 31 August 1982) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Central Districts from 1951 to 1956, and Hawke Cup cricket for Nelson from 1950 to 1955.

Hunter was educated at Nelson College in 1940 and 1941.[1] An opening batsman, he scored his only first-class century in his second match: 108 against Otago in 1951–52.[2] He also scored 105 for Central Districts in their two-day match against the touring South Africans in March 1953;[3] he played, unsuccessfully, a week later in the trial match to help the New Zealand selectors choose the team for the tour of South Africa in 1953-54.

He opened the batting for Nelson in the Hawke Cup when they held the title in the early 1950s. He scored 198 in eight hours in the innings victory over Taranaki in December 1952.[4] He was later Nelson's coach and sole selector.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.
  2. ↑ "Central Districts v Otago 1951-52". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Central Districts v South Africans 1952-53". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nelson v Taranaki 1952-53". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "No 2: December 10, 1960". Nelson Photo News. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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