Graeme Hole

Graeme Hole

Graeme Hole in 1949
Personal information
Born	6 January 1931 Concord West, New South Wales
Died	14 February 1990 (aged 59) Kensington Gardens, South Australia
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm offbreak
International information
National side	Australian
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 18 98 Runs scored 789 5647 Batting average 25.45 36.66 100s/50s 0/6 11/31 Top score 66 226 Balls bowled 398 6327 Wickets 3 61 Bowling average 42.00 44.03 5 wickets in innings 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/9 5/109 Catches/stumpings 21/0 82/0
Source: Cricinfo

Graeme Blake Hole (6 January 1931 – 14 February 1990) was an Australian cricketer who played 18 Test matches for Australia between 1951 and 1955.

A right-handed middle-order batsman and off-spinner, Hole played 98 first-class matches between 1949–50 and 1957–58. He made his first-class debut for New South Wales at the age of 19. During this match, he didn't do very well in batting, but he made up for this during his bowling. He then moved to South Australia and started playing for them. His debut in international cricket came when he was selected for the Australian team against England in February 1951.

Before he made his international cricket debut, Hole played baseball in the off-season in the local New South Wales competition, before moving to South Australia in 1950 where he would be invited to play for the South Australia state baseball team in the 1950 Claxton Shield. However, he was ultimately declined by the Australian Baseball Council to play as he did not meet a six-month state residency requirement.

After he tore his spleen in a catch to dismiss Sam Loxton, he was forced to retire three terms early, before his contract ran out. After he retired, he joined the Australian Cricket Association. He died of cancer on 14 February 1990.