John Michael Mackenzie Hooper (23 April 1947 – 2 April 2010) was an English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Surrey from 1967 to 1972.
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| Full name | John Michael Mackenzie Hooper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 April 1947 Milford, Surrey, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 April 2010 (aged 62) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1967 to 1972 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 31 December 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Hooper was a champion schoolboy cricketer at Charterhouse, and played for English combined schools sides in 1964 and 1965.[1] He was the leading scorer when an MCC Schools team toured South Africa in 1965–66.[2]
He began playing for Surrey in 1967. When Surrey won the Second Eleven Championship in 1968 he scored 805 runs at an average of 53.66,[3] including 168 in an innings victory over Kent.[4] In 10 matches in the County Championship that year, however, he scored only 164 runs at an average of 11.71.[5]
He played irregularly for Surrey thereafter without scoring a fifty. After the 1971 season he left cricket to work in the City of London.[6] He continued to play club cricket, and helped Charterhouse Friars win the Cricketer Cup on three occasions.[6] He toured Bangladesh with MCC in 1976-77. His son, Harry, also played first-class cricket.
References edit
- ^ "Miscellaneous matches played by Mike Hooper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ Wisden 1967, p. 901.
- ^ Wisden 1969, p. 740.
- ^ "Surrey Second XI v Kent Second XI 1968". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ Wisden 1969, p. 570.
- ^ a b Wisden 2011, p. 191.
External links edit
- Mike Hooper at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Mike Hooper at ESPNcricinfo