Hunter Scott Thomas Laurie Hendry (24 May 1895 – 16 December 1988) was a cricketer who played for
New South Wales
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,
Victoria and
Australia
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.
Nicknamed "Stork", Hendry was a formidable batsman to whom bowlers found difficulty in delivering. He played in 11
Tests
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and 140
first-class matches between 1918–19 and 1935–36.
[
At the time of his death, aged 93, he was the oldest surviving Test and ]Sheffield Shield
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cricketer.[
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See also
* List of Victoria first-class cricketers
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Below is a chronological list of cricketers t ...
* List of New South Wales representative cricketers
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1895 births
1988 deaths
Australia Test cricketers
New South Wales cricketers
Victoria cricketers
Melbourne Cricket Club cricketers
People educated at Sydney Grammar School
Australian cricketers
Cricketers from Sydney
20th-century Australian sportsmen
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