Best damn hooker of the cricket ball

[TheJediBrah]

There was a fine one on my street corner last night though she seems to be struggling a bit for business. She's getting old.

 

[kyear2]

There was a fine one on my street corner last night though she seems to be struggling a bit for business. She's getting old.

Shouldn't discriminate against age. With age comes experience.

 

[JBMAC]

Bradman,McCabe,Viv Richards,Doug Walters,Slater,Keith Stackpole,David Steele,Gravenay,barrington, to just name a few of the best

 

[Vic Trumper]

There's one hook from Greenidge's 214* that sticks in my mind. God is was utterly beautiful.

 

[kingkallis]

From the players I saw on TV, it has to be Richardson and de Silva. They regularly played that risky shot pretty well.

Didnt Martin Crowe played hooks as well? Nobody mentioned it though.

 

[Tangles]

Has to be Ritchie Richardson of those I have seen. TV was good but live was great. Plus he gets style points for the hat.

 

[robelinda]

My memory of Richie was hooking in the cap, all through the 80's. Only started wearing the big hat in 92.

 

[Migara]

de Silva never wore the grill on the headgear, at leat not until he crossed 35 years of age. He was brought up with it, as he used it to face spinners. Was good enough to play with a hat IMO. Never seen getting hit on the head after playing Hadlee, Imran, Wasim, Waqar, Donald, Schultz, Bishop, Walsh, Ambrose, Benjamins, Lee, Shoaib and Bond. That is basically one third of the express bowlers in the cricket history. Add Momammed Zahid and Mohammed Akram too,

 

[Tangles]

My memory of Richie was hooking in the cap, all through the 80's. Only started wearing the big hat in 92.

I always think of him in the hat. Probably just my memory though.

 

[robelinda]

Always remember this knock, just creamed everything.

 

[Flem274*]

Colin Munro is pretty decent. Quite enjoyed smoking Steyn and co with beautiful technique.

Pity he bats like a number ten with a club doing everything else.

 

[kyear2]

Always remember this knock, just creamed everything.

There is a Viv Richards masterpiece vs Lillee from 1980 attached to this video. Just brilliance.

 

[Migara]

Around the same time (1989) at Brisbane, de Silva did this to Hughes, Rackemann and Lawson.

Aravinda DeSilva vs Australia 167 1989 Gabba - YouTube

 

[RoyFreddo]

Roy Fredericks

His 169 in Perth tells it all

 

[mr_mister]

I always thought it was interesting that Steve Waugh refused to play it after a while. Wasn't any detriment to his run scoring ability

 

[StephenZA]

Alan Melville | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

"I asked him if he had ever ducked to it. He smiled sweetly and said, I don't think so. I think either I hit them or they hit me! From what I saw of him I doubt if he was ever hit by anything that rose high enough to be hooked.""

 

[the big bambino]

He got brained by Bill Copson when repping for the Gents in the 1936 match. Tried to hook got an edge and was caught via his forehead. He batted in the 2nd innings against doctor's orders and hung on just long enough to get his side to a draw. So he had game and guts.

 

[AldoRaine18]

 

[Hurricane]

Around the same time (1989) at Brisbane, de Silva did this to Hughes, Rackemann and Lawson.

Aravinda DeSilva vs Australia 167 1989 Gabba - YouTube

Aravinda was an incredible player and your second best bat ever.

 

[Burgey]

There's actually a fair bit wrong with that shot, technically speaking, though it got the desired result.