Editing Andrew Hall

{{short description|South African cricketer}}
{{For|the English cricketer|Andrew Hall (cricketer, born 1973)}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
|                name = Andrew Hall
|               image = Andrew Hall Northants.JPG
|             country = South Africa
|            fullname = Andrew James Hall
|          birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|7|31|df=yes}}
|         birth_place = [[Johannesburg]], [[Transvaal Province]], South Africa
|             batting = Right-handed
|             bowling = Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]]
|                role = [[All-rounder]]
|       international = true
|   internationalspan = 1999–2007
|       testdebutdate = 8 March
|       testdebutyear = 2002
|    testdebutagainst = Australia
|             testcap = 284
|        lasttestdate = 26 January
|        lasttestyear = 2007
|     lasttestagainst = Pakistan
|        odidebutdate = 27 January
|        odidebutyear = 1999
|     odidebutagainst = West Indies
|              odicap = 54
|         lastodidate = 1 July
|         lastodiyear = 2007
|      lastodiagainst = India
|            odishirt = 99
|       T20Idebutdate = 9 January
|       T20Idebutyear = 2006
|    T20Idebutagainst = Australia
|             T20Icap = 15
|        lastT20Idate = 24 February
|        lastT20Iyear = 2006
|     lastT20Iagainst = Australia
|               club1 = [[Gauteng cricket team|Transvaal/Gauteng]]
|               year1 = {{nowrap|1995/96–2000/01}}
|               club2 = [[Durham Cricket Board]]
|               year2 = 1999
|               club3 = [[Easterns cricket team|Easterns]]
|               year3 = 2001/02–2003/04
|               club4 = [[Suffolk County Cricket Club|Suffolk]]
|               year4 = 2002
|               club5 = [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]]
|               year5 = 2003–2004
|               club6 = [[Titans (cricket team)|Titans]]
|               year6 = 2003/04
|               club7 = [[Highveld Lions cricket team|Lions]]
|               year7 = 2004/05–2005/06
|               club8 = [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]]
|               year8 = 2005–2007
|               club9 = [[Dolphins cricket team|Dolphins]]
|               year9 = 2006/07–2009/10
|              club10 = [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]]
|              year10 = 2008–2014
|        clubnumber10 = 1
|              club11 = [[North West cricket team|North West]]
|              year11 = 2009/10
|              club12 = [[Mashonaland Eagles]]
|              year12 = 2010/11–2011/12
|        clubnumber12 = 7
|             columns = 4
|             column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
|            matches1 = 21
|               runs1 = 760
|            bat avg1 = 26.20
|           100s/50s1 = 1/3
|          top score1 = 163
|         deliveries1 = 3,001
|            wickets1 = 45
|           bowl avg1 = 35.93
|            fivefor1 = 0
|             tenfor1 = 0
|       best bowling1 = 3/1
|  catches/stumpings1 = 16/–
|             column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
|            matches2 = 88
|               runs2 = 905
|            bat avg2 = 21.04
|           100s/50s2 = 0/3
|          top score2 = 81
|         deliveries2 = 3,341
|            wickets2 = 95
|           bowl avg2 = 26.47
|            fivefor2 = 1
|             tenfor2 = 0
|       best bowling2 = 5/18
|  catches/stumpings2 = 29/–
|             column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
|            matches3 = 242
|               runs3 = 11,072
|            bat avg3 = 35.26
|           100s/50s3 = 15/66
|          top score3 = 163
|         deliveries3 = 36,355
|            wickets3 = 639
|           bowl avg3 = 27.88
|            fivefor3 = 17
|             tenfor3 = 1
|       best bowling3 = 6/77
|  catches/stumpings3 = 228/–          
|             column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
|            matches4 = 318
|               runs4 = 5,990
|            bat avg4 = 29.80
|           100s/50s4 = 6/33
|          top score4 = 129*
|         deliveries4 = 12,616 	
|            wickets4 = 365
|           bowl avg4 = 27.59
|            fivefor4 = 2
|             tenfor4 = 0
|       best bowling4 = 5/18
|  catches/stumpings4 = 92/1
|                date = 18 August
|                year = 2017
|              source = http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/45396.html ESPNcricinfo
|alt=School: Hoërskool Alberton}}
'''Andrew James Hall''' (born 31 July 1975) is a former South African [[first-class cricket]]er who played from 1999 until 2011. He played as an [[all-rounder]] who [[bowling (cricket)|bowled]] fast-medium pace and has been used as both an opening batsman and in the lower order. He was born in [[Johannesburg]] in South Africa in 1975 and educated at [[:af:Hoërskool_Alberton|Hoërskool Alberton]] in [[Alberton, Gauteng]].

Prior to making it on the South African first-class cricket scene he played indoor cricket for South Africa. He broke through in 1995/96 and has played for Transvaal, Gauteng, and Easterns.

Internationally, Hall was initially thought of solely as a [[limited overs cricket]] specialist and made his [[One Day International|ODI]] debut against the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] at [[Sahara Stadium Kingsmead|Durban]] in 1999.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64605.html|title=3rd ODI: South Africa v West Indies at Durban, Jan 27, 1999. Cricket Scorecard |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref> He was a regular in the ODI side until 2007, taking part in South Africa's [[2003 Cricket World Cup]] squad and the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]]. He appeared in the Test side sporadically and made his debut in 2002 against [[Australian national cricket team|Australia]] at [[Newlands Cricket Ground|Cape Town]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63979.html|title=2nd Test: South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Mar 8-12, 2002. Cricket Scorecard |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref> Batting at number 8, he scored 70 but did not pick up any wickets in the match.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/118682.html|title=Hall makes his mark, but Australia hold the upper hand|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-05-03|language=en}}</ref>

He retired from international cricket in September 2007 but continued to play domestic cricket in both South Africa and England until 2014.

==International career==
During the 2003 England tour he received a late call-up to the South African squad and impressed with 16 wickets in the Test series. He scored a match-winning 99 not out at Headingley and became the 5th batsman in Test cricket to have been stranded one short of a hundred.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64041.html|title=4th Test: England v South Africa at Leeds, Aug 21-25, 2003. Cricket Scorecard |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/125110.html|title=South Africa close in on victory after Hall's heroics|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-05-03|language=en}}</ref><ref name=bbc24aug03>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/eng_v_sa_2003/3177933.stm Hall makes his mark], [[BBC Sport]], 2003-08-24. Retrieved 2017-10-22.</ref>

In 2004, due to the absence of the recently retired [[Gary Kirsten]] and non-touring [[Herschelle Gibbs]], he was promoted to open the batting in the Test series against [[Indian cricket team|India]]. He reacted to the added responsibility by scoring 163 at [[Green Park Stadium|Kanpur]] - his maiden Test century.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141823.html|title=Hall makes his mark|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-05-03|language=en}}</ref> The century was made against the likes of [[Anil Kumble]] and [[Harbhajan Singh]], batting for almost ten hours.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64109.html|title=1st Test: India v South Africa at Kanpur, Nov 20-24, 2004. Cricket Scorecard |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/238063.html|title=India v South Africa|date=2006-02-20|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/924033.html|title=The makeshift opener who batted and batted|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-05-03|language=en}}</ref>

He holds the World Record 8th wicket stand in ODI cricket of 138 with [[Justin Kemp]], made against India in November 2006. His contribution was an unbeaten 56 from 47 balls and he went on to take 3 wickets in the second innings.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/249212.html|title=3rd ODI: South Africa v India at Cape Town, Nov 26, 2006. Cricket Scorecard |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/252072.html|title=Records. One-Day Internationals. Partnership records. Highest partnerships by wicket |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref>

During the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies he took his maiden 5 wicket haul (5/18) against England on 17 April at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/247500.html|title=44th Match, Super Eights: England v South Africa at Bridgetown, Apr 17, 2007. Cricket Scorecard |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/290966.html|title=Clinical South Africa crush hopeless England|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-05-03|language=en}}</ref>

===International retirement===
Hall retired from international cricket in September 2007. Whilst not giving a reason for his decision, Graham Ford - Hall's coach at Kent - speculated it was due to his omission from the [[2007 Twenty20 World Championship]] squad, saying:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/current/story/309191.html | title=Andrew Hall quits international cricket | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | date=1 September 2007 | access-date=1 September 2007}}</ref>

{{Cquote|I can only assume that he was reacting to the bitter disappointment of being left out of the World Cup [Championship] squad.}}

==County career==
Hall played for [[Durham Cricket Board]] in the [[1999 NatWest Trophy]], his first experience in English [[County Cricket]]. He played one [[List A cricket|List A]] match for [[Suffolk County Cricket Club|Suffolk]] in the [[2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy]] whilst playing for [[Rawtenstall Cricket Club|Rawtenstall]] in the [[Lancashire League (cricket)|Lancashire League]]. This was Halls only appearance in any form of cricket for Suffolk. He then played his first senior English cricket for [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] in the 2003 and 2004 English seasons.

Hall moved to play for [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] from 2005 to 2007, playing parts of each season when not appearing for the South African side. He returned to England in [[2008 English cricket season|2008]] when he signed for [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] as a [[Kolpak ruling|Kolpak]] player. While playing for Northants he set a record for the side's best [[Twenty20]] bowling figures, taking 6/21 against Worcestershire in 2008. He also achieved his best Twenty20 batting performance in the same game (66 not out). He became captain of the county in 2010 after fellow South African [[Nicky Boje]] resigned, remaining captain until after the 2012 season when he was replaced by [[Stephen Peters]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20239885| title=Stephen Peters replaces Andrew Hall as Northants skipper| work=BBC Sport| date=7 November 2012| access-date=28 December 2012}}</ref> During his tenure as captain he nearly led Northants to promotion in the [[County Championship]].

Hall continued to play for Northants until the end of the 2014 season when he was not offered a new contract. He announced his retirement from professional cricket shortly afterwards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cricket: Former Northants captain Andrew Hall rewarded with testimonial dinner|url=http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/Cricket-Northants-captain-Andrew-Hall-rewarded/story-26094925-detail/story.html|website=Northants Herald & Post|access-date=18 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409071501/http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/Cricket-Northants-captain-Andrew-Hall-rewarded/story-26094925-detail/story.html|archive-date=9 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Mugging incidents==

Hall was the victim of a robbery at an automatic teller machine in 1999 during which he was shot in his left hand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Laker's match |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/150009.html |access-date=5 August 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> The mugger is said to have fired six shots at him.<ref name=gran2005>{{cite news|title=Triumph and despair|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/oct/05/cricket.features|newspaper=The Observer|date=5 October 2003 |access-date=18 January 2016 |last1=Jackson |first1=Jamie |last2=Jackson |first2=Interview by Jamie }}</ref> In 2002, he was driven around in his own car with a gun pointed to his head.<ref name=gran2005 />

==References==
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==External links==
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