Russell Hamer
Personal information
Full name
Russell P. P. Hamer
RoleWicket-keeper
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 15 2
Runs scored 383 5
Batting average 15.95 –
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 52 4*
Catches/stumpings 22/8 2/1
Source: Cricket Archive, 31 January 2018

Russell Hamer (born 1940s) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sri Lanka from 1968 to 1977.

Russell Hamer attended Wesley College, Colombo, and played cricket for Ceylon Schools in 1964. He played his first match of first-class cricket in the Gopalan Trophy in 1967–68, and made his highest score of 52 in the Gopalan Trophy match in 1970–71.[1]

Hamer was Sri Lanka's main wicket-keeper in the early 1970s. He toured India with the Sri Lankan team in 1975-76 and played in two of the three matches against India. He also played two limited-overs matches for Sri Lanka against touring MCC teams in the 1970s, both of which Sri Lanka won.[2]

In 2017, Hamer was one of the first players to receive financial assistance under a new scheme to help former national players with medical expenses. He had recently suffered a stroke.[3] In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by Sri Lanka Cricket, to honour them for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Tamil Nadu v Ceylon 1970-71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "List A matches played by Russell Hamer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Balasuriya, Madushka (5 January 2017). "SLCA launches fund to aid former cricketers". Daily FT. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sri Lanka Cricket to felicitate 49 past cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "SLC launched the program to felicitate ex-cricketers". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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