Ken Hope
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Kenneth William "Ken" Hope (born 3 May 1939 in Portarlington, County Leix, Ireland
) is an Irish former cricketer
. A right-handed batsman and off spin
bowler, he played thirteen times for the Ireland cricket team between 1958 and 1966 including nine first-class
matches.
and taking 0/13. His second match, against the MCC
in September the same year was even worse, with the same match bowling figures and scoring just one run
in the match.
Despite this poor start to his career he played five times for Ireland in 1959, playing against Scotland, Lancashire
, Yorkshire
, Leicestershire
and the MCC. He played three times in 1960, against Scotland, Leicestershire and the MCC, and twice in 1961 against Leicestershire and Scotland. He did not play again for Ireland until September 1966, when he returned for one final match, against the MCC.
of 21.35, with best bowling figures of 6/59 against Scotland in June 1960, the only time he took five wickets in an innings. In first-class cricket, he scored 75 runs at an average of 6.81 and took twelve wickets at an average of 28.25.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
) is an Irish former cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. A right-handed batsman and off spin
Off spin
Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side...
bowler, he played thirteen times for the Ireland cricket team between 1958 and 1966 including nine first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches.
Playing career
Hope first played for Ireland in July 1958 against Scotland in a first-class match at the age of 19. He had a poor debut, scoring five not outNot out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
and taking 0/13. His second match, against the MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
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in September the same year was even worse, with the same match bowling figures and scoring just one run
Run (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement...
in the match.
Despite this poor start to his career he played five times for Ireland in 1959, playing against Scotland, Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
and the MCC. He played three times in 1960, against Scotland, Leicestershire and the MCC, and twice in 1961 against Leicestershire and Scotland. He did not play again for Ireland until September 1966, when he returned for one final match, against the MCC.
Statistics
In all matches for Ireland, he scored 98 runs at an average of 6.53, with a highest score of 21 against the MCC in September 1960. He took 26 wickets at an averageBowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 21.35, with best bowling figures of 6/59 against Scotland in June 1960, the only time he took five wickets in an innings. In first-class cricket, he scored 75 runs at an average of 6.81 and took twelve wickets at an average of 28.25.