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Ernest Hammond (29 July 1850 – 31 July 1921) was an English cricketer. Hammond was a right-handed batsman who bowled roundarm right-arm slow. He was born at Storrington, Sussex.

Ernest Hammond

Personal information
Full name	Ernest Hammond
Born	(1850-07-29)29 July 1850 Storrington, Sussex, England
Died	31 July 1921(1921-07-31) (aged 71) Storrington, Sussex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Roundarm right-arm slow
Relations	John Hammond (grandfather) Charles Hammond (uncle)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1870–1875	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 16 Batting average 2.28 100s/50s –/– Top score 5 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 December 2011

Hammond made his first-class debut for Sussex against Surrey at The Oval in 1874. He made four further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Hampshire in 1875.[1] He struggled in his five first-class matches, scoring just 16 runs at an average of 2.28, with a high score of 5.[2]

He died at the village of his birth on 31 July 1921. His grandfather John Hammond and uncle Charles Hammond both played first-class cricket.

References

External links

• Ernest Hammond at ESPNcricinfo
• Ernest Hammond at CricketArchive

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