Sir Len Hutton
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Sir Len Hutton was a legendary English opening batsman, widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time and a record-breaking Test captain for England.
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Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
England Test captain
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cricketer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| ashesSeriesWonAsCaptain |
1953 Ashes series
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1954–55 Ashes series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Wisden Cricketer of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battingAfterInjury | continued to bat with shortened left arm ⓘ |
| battingCharacteristics |
ability to play long innings
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powers of concentration ⓘ strong defence ⓘ technical correctness ⓘ |
| battingStyle | right-handed batsman ⓘ |
| biography | “Len Hutton: The Biography” by Gerald Howat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle | leg-break bowler ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Fulneck Moravian burial ground, Pudsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captaincyStyle | tactically astute and cautious ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | aneurysm ⓘ |
| child |
John Hutton
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Richard Hutton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clubCricketTeam | Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1916-06-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-09-06 ⓘ |
| education | Fulneck School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-war and post-war English cricket ⓘ |
| family |
brother Bill Hutton
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father Henry Hutton ⓘ |
| firstClassBattingAverage | 55.51 ⓘ |
| firstClassBestBowling | 7/49 ⓘ |
| firstClassCenturies | 129 ⓘ |
| firstClassMatchesPlayed | 513 ⓘ |
| firstClassRunsScored | 40140 ⓘ |
| firstClassWickets | 231 ⓘ |
| fullName | Leonard Hutton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | ICC Cricket Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestTestScore | 364 ⓘ |
| highestTestScoreOpponent | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestTestScoreVenue | The Oval, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestTestScoreYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| honour | knighted for services to cricket ⓘ |
| inductedIntoICCHallOfFame | 2009 ⓘ |
| injury | serious left arm injury during army training in World War II ⓘ |
| lastTestAgainst | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastTestDate | 1955-03-31 ⓘ |
| lastTestFor | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSeries |
1938 Ashes series
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1953 Ashes series NERFINISHED ⓘ 1954–55 Ashes series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | professional cricketer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Fulneck, Pudsey, Yorkshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Leeds, Yorkshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
England XI
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Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postRetirementActivity |
cricket administrator
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cricket commentator ⓘ cricket selector ⓘ |
| record |
first professional cricketer to captain England in a home Test series
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held the world record individual Test score of 364 ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
one of England’s greatest Test batsmen
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one of the greatest opening batsmen in cricket history ⓘ |
| relativeOccupation | son Richard Hutton played Test cricket for England ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | Moravian community at Fulneck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
Test captain
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opening batsman ⓘ |
| servedIn | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| team |
England cricket team
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Yorkshire County Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testBattingAverage | 56.67 ⓘ |
| testCapNumberForEngland | 297 ⓘ |
| testCenturies | 19 ⓘ |
| testDebutAgainst | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testDebutDate | 1937-06-26 ⓘ |
| testDebutFor | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testHalfCenturies | 33 ⓘ |
| testMatchesPlayed | 79 ⓘ |
| testRunsScored | 6971 ⓘ |
| wisdenCricketerOfTheYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| yearOfKnighthood | 1956 ⓘ |
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