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David Hookes
Mon, August 03 2015
Regional bias: The many cases where high-profile players were inexplicably dumped
It seemed a curious case of the New South Wales selection bias, something strongly professed by few legends of the game.
Tue, November 18 2014
30 years on, David Hookes’s slip catch still enthralls
A tally of 23 international catches might not look staggering, but David Hookes (he died in 2004), is remembered as one of Australia’s finest fielders.
Sat, August 16 2014
Gautam Gambhir, Anil Kumble, Navjot Singh Sidhu and Vinod Kambli among those who have pledged their organs
Only 0.01 percent of India’s billion-strong population are organ donors, according to WHO.
Wed, August 13 2014
Darren Lehmann says Michael Clarke’s aggressive captaincy reminds him of his mentor
David Hookes, who played 23 Test matches for Australia and was was tragically passed away in 2004.
Sat, January 18 2014
Darren Lehmann still gets emotional over his mentor David Hookes’s death
Lehmann said Hookes’s death made him realise that cricket is just a game.
Tue, January 12 2016
David Hookes scores fastest century in First-Class cricket off 34 balls
David Hookes was brutal, almost murderous that day.
Tue, January 12 2016
David Hookes: Unfulfilled promises in career and life
David Hookes was an explosive batsman whose talent never quite lived up to the expectations. Like his career, the life of the man also ended rather needlessly with plenty of promises unfulfilled.
Sat, August 23 2014
When a post-match party saw the tragic end of David Hookes
On January 19, 2004, David Hookes, the man well-known for starting his Test career by scoring five consecutive boundaries off Tony Greig, breathed his last at the age of 48. Karthik Parimal looks back at that fateful day, when a post-match drinks party, involving Victoria and South Australia, took a dreadful turn.
Mon, March 19 2012
Maxwell, Bodi replace Ingram and Birt for Delhi Dardevils
Delhi Daredevils on Monday announced that Indian Premier League (IPL) had allowed the team to bring in young Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and the experienced South African Gulam Bodi as replacements for Colin Ingram and Travis Birt in its squad this season.