Mike Hooper (cricketer)

John Michael Mackenzie Hooper (23 April 1947 – 2 April 2010) was an English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Surrey from 1967 to 1972.

Mike Hooper

Personal information
Full name	John Michael Mackenzie Hooper
Born	23 April 1947 Milford, Surrey, England
Died	2 April 2010 (aged 62)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1967 to 1972	Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 21 17 Runs scored 406 275 Batting average 15.61 16.17 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 41* 40 Balls bowled 36 36 Wickets 1 2 Bowling average 10.00 23.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a Best bowling 1/10 2/46 Catches/stumpings 14/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 31 December 2016

Mike Hooper was a champion schoolboy cricketer at Charterhouse, and played for English combined schools sides in 1964 and 1965.[1] He was the leading scorer when an MCC Schools team toured South Africa in 1965–66.[2]

He began playing for Surrey in 1967. When Surrey won the Second Eleven Championship in 1968 he scored 805 runs at an average of 53.66,[3] including 168 in an innings victory over Kent.[4] In 10 matches in the County Championship that year, however, he scored only 164 runs at an average of 11.71.[5]

He played irregularly for Surrey thereafter without scoring a fifty. After the 1971 season he left cricket to work in the City of London.[6] He continued to play club cricket, and helped Charterhouse Friars win the Cricketer Cup on three occasions.[6] He toured Bangladesh with MCC in 1976-77. His son, Harry, also played first-class cricket.

References

1. "Miscellaneous matches played by Mike Hooper". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
2. Wisden 1967, p. 901.
3. Wisden 1969, p. 740.
4. "Surrey Second XI v Kent Second XI 1968". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
5. Wisden 1969, p. 570.
6. Wisden 2011, p. 191.

External links

• Mike Hooper at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Mike Hooper at ESPNcricinfo