Bill Hunt (cricketer)

William Alfred Hunt (26 August 1908 – 30 December 1983) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test match in 1932.^[1]

Bill Hunt

Hunt (left) with West Indian cricketer Learie Constantine
Personal information
Born	(1908-08-26)26 August 1908 Balmain, Sydney, Australia
Died	30 December 1983(1983-12-30) (aged 75) Balmain, Sydney, Australia
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side	Australia
Only Test (cap 139)	29 January 1932 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1929–30 to 1931–32	New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 1 18 Runs scored 0 301 Batting average 0.00 14.33 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 0 45 Balls bowled 96 4,231 Wickets 0 62 Bowling average – 23.00 5 wickets in innings – 2 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 5/36 Catches/stumpings 1/– 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 September 2022

Hunt was a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler who played first-class cricket for New South Wales from 1929–30 to 1931–32.^[2] He took 5 for 36 and 4 for 105 when New South Wales defeated South Australia by an innings and 143 runs in the 1930–31 Sheffield Shield.^[3]

In his only Test match, against South Africa in January 1932, Hunt's fellow spinners Clarrie Grimmett and Bill O'Reilly took 18 wickets between them, and Hunt did little bowling and took no wickets.^[4] He played with success for Rishton in the Lancashire League in 1934. Later he was the driving force behind the development of the museum at the Sydney Cricket Ground.^[5]