Jeffrey Roy Hammond (born 19 April 1950) is a former Australian

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er who played in five

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and one

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in 1972 and 1973. A fast bowler, Hammond was described as having "raw pace, a great short ball and an ability to swing it away late from the right-handers." Hammond made his

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debut for

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in 1969 and was included in the Australian squad for the

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Ashes tour of

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, where he played his sole One Day International, taking 1/41. Hammond kept his place in the Australian squad picked for the tour of the West Indies, where, in the absence of the injured

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, he made his Test debut. The role of Hammond and his opening bowling partner

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has been listed as a key factor in Australia's surprise series victory. Following his retirement from cricket in 1980, Hammond was appointed South Australian coach in 1993, leading South Australia to the

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in 1995/96. He was appointed to the

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Board in 2007. Hammond has a Diploma of Electronic Engineering and was a member of the Telecom Australia's Management team in the early 1990s before returning to cricket administration. Hammond's son

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also played cricket for South Australia.

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