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Arnold Hamer (8 December 1916 – 3 November 1993) was a
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er, who played for
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in 1938, and for
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between 1950 and 1960, scoring over 15,000 runs in first-class cricket. He also played as a
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, playing eight games for
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in 1938.


Early career

Hamer was born in
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, Yorkshire. He began playing cricket at Yorkshire in 1937 in the second eleven. He played two first-class matches for Yorkshire in 1938 making three runs in total, and taking one wicket for 64 runs. He also played football for
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in 1938, where he made eight appearances as a left back. During
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Hamer played occasional cricket games for Yorkshire teams. He was also a prolific scorer in the Bradford League for Pudsey St Lawrence which led Yorkshire president
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to recommend him to Derbyshire.


Derbyshire career

Hamer began his career with Derbyshire in the 1950 season when his top score was 80 and his average 28.58. He also took 15 wickets and achieved his best bowling performance of 4 for 27. In the 1951 season he scored his first century against
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and took fifteen wickets again. In the 1952 season he scored a century in both matches against
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and one against Middlesex. He was top scorer for the club in the 1953 season when he made centuries against Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. He also took 17 wickets. In the 1954 season he was top scorer again and scored centuries against
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,
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and Yorkshire. He took ten wickets. He was top scorer for the club again in the 1955 season, and made centuries against
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and Nottinghamshire when he made his top score of 227. In the 1956 season he scored centuries against Glamorgan, Somerset and Nottinghamshire. He was top score for the club again in the 1957 season and made centuries against Sussex, Lancashire, Worcestershire and Surrey. He scored no centuries in the 1958 season, and scored one against Sussex in the 1959 season. He closed his first-class cricket career in the 1960 season. Hamer was a right-handed opening batsman and made 15,465 runs at 31.17 in 295 first-class matches. He had a highest score of 227, and made 19 centuries. Hamer scored 1,000 runs in 10 consecutive seasons. He was also an off-break bowler, and took 71 first-class wickets at an average of 33.28.Arnold Hamer at Cricket Archive
/ref> Hamer died in Huddersfield in November 1993, at the age of 76.


See also

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamer, Arnold 1916 births Cricketers from Huddersfield 1993 deaths English cricketers Derbyshire cricketers English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks York City F.C. players Yorkshire cricketers Players cricketers English cricketers of 1919 to 1945 English cricketers of 1946 to 1968 20th-century English sportsmen