Jeff Hammond (cricketer)
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Jeffrey Robert Hammond is a former Australia
n cricket
er who played in five Tests
and one ODI from 1972 to 1973.
Hammond made his debut for South Australia
in 1969 and played until 1980, making tours of England and the West Indies. Following his retirement, Hammond was appointed South Australian coach in 1993, leading South Australia to the Sheffield Shield in 1995/96
Hammond appointed to the South Australian Cricket Association
Board in 2007.
He has a Diploma of Electronic Engineering and was a member of the Telecom Australia's Management team in the early 1990s before returning to cricket administration.
Hammond's son Ashley also played cricket for South Australia.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played in five Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and one ODI from 1972 to 1973.
Hammond made his debut for South Australia
Southern Redbacks
The South Australia cricket team, nicknamed the Southern Redbacks and known as the West End Redbacks due to their sponsorship agreement with local brewers West End, are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia, and represent the state of South Australia...
in 1969 and played until 1980, making tours of England and the West Indies. Following his retirement, Hammond was appointed South Australian coach in 1993, leading South Australia to the Sheffield Shield in 1995/96
Hammond appointed to the South Australian Cricket Association
South Australian Cricket Association
The South Australian Cricket Association is the peak body for the sport of cricket in South Australia. The association runs Adelaide Oval and the Southern Redbacks based in Adelaide, South Australia. SACA is the controlling body for the South Australian Grade Cricket League...
Board in 2007.
He has a Diploma of Electronic Engineering and was a member of the Telecom Australia's Management team in the early 1990s before returning to cricket administration.
Hammond's son Ashley also played cricket for South Australia.