Basil Hollington

Hugh Basil Hollington (born 14 August 1949) is a former English cricketer. Hollington was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Harpenden, Hertfordshire.

Basil Hollington
Personal information
Full nameHugh Basil Hollington
Born (1949-08-14) 14 August 1949
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1972Minor Counties
1972–1974Minor Counties South
1966–1974Hertfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 1 7
Runs scored 21 193
Batting average 10.50 27.57
100s/50s –/– –/2
Top score 15 78
Balls bowled – 1
Wickets – –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings –/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 September 2011

Hollington made his debut for Hertfordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1966 to 1974, making 44 appearances.[1] He made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1971 Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 50 runs before being dismissed by Pat Pocock.[2] He made a further List A appearance for the county in the 1974 Gillette Cup against Durham.[3] In this match, he was dismissed for a duck by Brian Lander.[4]

Playing Minor counties cricket allowed Hollington to make a single first-class appearance for the Minor Counties cricket team against the touring Australians in 1972.[5] In this match, he was dismissed for 15 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings by Jeff Hammond, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 6 runs by Graeme Watson.[6] He also made List A appearances for Minor Counties South, first appearing for the team in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire. He made four further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup.[3] In his five appearances for the team, he scored 143 runs at an average of 28.60, with a high score of 78.[7] His highest score came against Gloucestershire in 1972.[8]

References
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Basil Hollington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. "Surrey v Hertfordshire, 1971 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. "List A Matches played by Basil Hollington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  4. "Hertfordshire v Durham, 1974 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  5. "First-Class Matches played by Basil Hollington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  6. "Minor Counties v Australians, 1972". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  7. "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Basil Hollington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  8. "Gloucestershire v Minor Counties South, 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
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