Graeme Blake Hole (6 January 1931 – 14 February 1990) was an Australian

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er who played 18

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between 1951 and 1955.

Career

A right-handed middle-order batsman and off-spinner, Hole played 98 first-class matches between 1949–50 and 1957–58. He made his first-class debut for New South Wales at the age of 19. During this match, he didn't do very well in batting, but he made up for this during his bowling. He then moved to South Australia and started playing for them. His debut in international cricket came when he was selected for the Australian team against England in February 1951. Before he made his international cricket debut, Hole played baseball in the off-season in the local New South Wales competition, before moving to South Australia in 1950 where he would be invited to play for the

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in the 1950 Claxton Shield. However, he was ultimately declined by the Australian Baseball Council to play as he did not meet a six-month state residency requirement.Harris, J.O (2009). ''Queensland Baseball 1905–1990''. p. 49. After he tore his spleen in a catch to dismiss

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, he was forced to retire three terms early, before his contract ran out. After he retired, he joined the Australian Cricket Association. He died of cancer on 14 February 1990.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hole, Graeme 1931 births 1990 deaths Australia Test cricketers New South Wales cricketers South Australia cricketers Australian baseball players Australian cricketers Cricketers from Sydney