Andrew James Edward Hibbert (born 17 December 1974) is a former English

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er. Hibbert was a right-handed

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who bowled right-arm

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. He was born in

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, London. Hibbert made his first-class debut for

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against

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in the 1995 season. From 1995 to 1998, he represented the county in 7 first-class matches, the last of which came against

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. In his 7 first-class matches, he scored 236 runs at a

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of 21.45, with a single

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high score of 85. In the field he took 5 catches. With the ball he took 3 wickets at a

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of 16.33, with best figures of 3/16. It was for Essex that he made his debut in

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, which came against

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in the 1996 AXA Equity League. From 1996 to 1998, he represented the county in 8 List A matches, the last of which came against the touring

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. Hibbert later played List A cricket for the

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, making his debut against

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in the

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. From 1999 to 2001, he represented the Board in 4 List A matches, the last of which came against

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in the

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.List A Matches played by Andrew Hibbert
/ref> In his career total of 12 List A matches, he scored 170 runs at an average of 17.00, with a single half century high score of 59. In the field he took 3 catches.

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Andrew Hibbert
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