Stephen Hanson

Stephen Hanson
Personal information
Full name Stephen Llewellyn Hanson
Born (1931-07-08)8 July 1931
Modderpoort, Orange Free State, South Africa
Died 27 June 1997(1997-06-27) (aged 65)
Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1950-51 to 1958-59 Orange Free State
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 43
Runs scored 1861
Batting average 23.85
100s/50s 2/12
Top score 134
Balls bowled 2632
Wickets 25
Bowling average 51.28
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/112
Catches/stumpings 27/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 January 2018

Stephen Llewellyn Hanson (8 July 1931 – 27 June 1997) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Orange Free State from 1950 to 1959.

Hanson was an opening batsman and off-spin bowler. He captained Orange Free State from 1954-55 to 1956-57. In their only Currie Cup victory in this period, in January 1956, he scored 22 and 70 (Orange Free State's highest score in the match) and took 3 for 39 in the second innings, including the final wicket, to give his team an 80-run victory over Griqualand West.[1]

His best season was 1954-55, when he scored his two first-class centuries. Orange Free State struggled in the "A" Section of the Currie Cup, losing five and drawing one of their six matches,[2] but Hanson led their batting with 472 runs at an average of 39.33.[3] Against Natal at Bloemfontein, he top-scored in each innings with 72 and 134; in the second innings he added 161 for the seventh wicket with the 16-year-old Peter Carlstein, who was making his first-class debut.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Griqualand West v Orange Free State 1955-56". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 January 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ Wisden 1956, p. 903.
  3. ↑ "Batting in Currie Cup 1954-55". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 January 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ "Orange Free State v Natal 1954-55". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 January 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
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