Michael John Hall (29 May 1935 – 10 August 2019), known as 'Mike', was an English
cricket
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er. Hall was a right-handed
batsman.
Early life
Hall was the son of JB and Mary Hall and was born in
Worksop,
Nottinghamshire
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, with the family moving to
Retford in 1949 when Hall was 14. He started his cricketing career in the First 11 for the Grammar School. His father
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also played first-class cricket.
Cricketing career
Hall made his
first-class debut for
Nottinghamshire
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against
Essex
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in the
1958 County Championship at the
Garrison A Cricket Ground, Colchester, with him making a further eight first-class appearances in that season.
The following season he made eight further first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire, the last of which came against
Northamptonshire
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two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
in the
County Championship
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.
In his total of seventeen first-class appearances, Hall scored a total of 430 runs at an
average
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of 14.82, with a high score of 72. This score, one of two
half centuries he made, came against
Cambridge University
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in 1959, while his other half century, a score of 53, came against
Hampshire
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in 1958.
Hall had a long association with Retford cricket club and also played for Bassetlaw League and Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club second team. During this time he coached a young
Derek Randall
Derek William Randall (born 24 February 1951) is an English former cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire, and Tests and ODIs for England in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Known to cricketing colleagues and fans as "A ...
. In 1992 he received lifetime membership at Retford Cricket Club in recognition of his services to the club, which was presented to him by umpire Harold
Dickie Bird
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.
Personal life
He married Mary in 1955 and had two sons - Chris and Nigel.
References
External links
Michael Hallat
ESPNcricinfo
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1935 births
2019 deaths
Sportspeople from Worksop
Cricketers from Nottinghamshire
Sportspeople from Retford
English cricketers
Nottinghamshire cricketers