Andrew James Hall (born 12 March 1973) is an English

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er. Hall is a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast pace. He was born in

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. Hall made his debut for

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in the 1993

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against

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. Hall has played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1993 to the present day, including 72 Minor Counties Championship matches and 34 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1994, he made his

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debut against Durham in the NatWest Trophy. He played five further List A matches for Cheshire, the last of which came against

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in the

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. In his six List A matches, he scored 116 runs at a batting average of 19.33, with a high score of 66. His only List A

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for Cheshire came against

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in the

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. Hall was the Cheshire

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from 2002 to 2009. He also played Second XI cricket for the Surrey Second XI. Hall has played for an England and Wales Cricket Board XI, representing the team in the

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tournament, against such teams as

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and

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. He currently plays at his home club Marple CC, captaining the 1st XI.

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