Hammond Furlonge

Hammond Allen Furlonge (born June 19, 1934, Apex Oilfields, near Fyzabad, Trinidad) was a West Indian cricketer who played in three Tests between 1955 and 1956.

Hammond Furlonge
Cricket information
BattingRight-hand bat
Bowling-
International information
National side
  • West Indian
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 3 16
Runs scored 99 808
Batting average 19.80 32.32
100s/50s 0/1 2/3
Top score 64 150*
Balls bowled 0 36
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average - -
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling -/- -/-
Catches/stumpings 0/0 7/0
Source:

He made his first-class debut for Trinidad in 1954-55, opening the batting with Jeff Stollmeyer. In his third match, against the touring Australians, he scored 57 and 150 not out. He was included in the team for the Fifth Test, opening with John Holt, and making 4 and 28.

He toured New Zealand with the West Indies team in 1955-56. He failed to score in the Second Test, but returned for the Fourth Test when he top-scored in the first innings with 64 in a total of 145 all out in a low-scoring match, New Zealand's first Test victory.[1] Dick Brittenden said of this innings that Furlonge's "accentuated two-eyed stance should have made him especially vulnerable to the seamers, but he played with skill and a stout heart for 210 minutes".[2]

He played a few more matches for Trinidad over the next six seasons, scoring 106 and 45 against Barbados in 1960-61[3] (his only game as captain), and played his last first-class match in 1961-62.

His brothers Carl and Kenneth also played for Trinidad. The one match they all played together was the one against Barbados when Hammond captained the side.

References

  1. New Zealand v West Indies, Auckland 1955-56
  2. Dick Brittenden, The Finest Years, A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1977, p. 9.
  3. Trinidad v Barbados 1960-61


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