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About Me

Scott Hookey

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Former NSW and Tasmania first class batsman

My Activity

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Q: Who is the fastest bowler you’ve ever faced in a game of cricket?
A: Bruce Raid at the WACA on a green top. Played forward to a ball that clipped my ear
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Q: Who is the one player from Sydney Grade Cricket who played between 1980 and 2000 you’d want as the first player selected if you had the opportunity to start your own NSW Premier first grade cricket team?
A: Phil Marks without a doubt
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Q: My best teams - Scott Hookey 1985 to 2000

Picking my best team was a bit of fun and I’ve decided to pick three teams.
The first team is my best grade team and covers my time playing for Fairfield Liverpool in 1985/86, Western Suburbs from 1986/87 to 1988/89, North Hobart in Tasmania from 1989/90 to my return to Sydney when I joined North Sydney 1991/92 until retirement in 2000.

My Best Grade team

1. Michael Di Venuto – North Hobart
2. Garry Baldwin – Fairfield
3. Dirk Wellham – Western Suburbs and Captain
4. Brad McNamara – Western Suburbs
5. Phil Marks – North Sydney
6. Graeme Spring – North Sydney
7. Greg Matthews – Western Suburbs
8. Greg Dyer – Western Suburbs and Wicket Keeper
9. Warwick Adlam – North Sydney
10. David Gilbert – Western Suburbs
11. Stuart MacGill – North Sydney

12. Michael McMahon – North Sydney

Coach – Bill Madden - Fairfield
Manager – Craig Williams North Sydney

The 2nd team is my best all-time team of players I’ve had the good fortune to play with in Australia and in numerous trips to England

1. Michael Slater
2. Desmond Haynes
3. Steve Waugh - Captain
4. Mark Waugh
5. Michael Bevan
6. Greg Matthews
7. Wasim Akram
8. Imran Khan
9. Dennis Lillee
10. Bob Taylor – Wicket Keeper
11. David Gilbert

12. Lance Cairns

Manager – Michael Parkinson

My 3rd team is my best team from players I’ve played against

1. Sunil Gavaskar
2. Javed Miandad
3. Viv Richards - Captain
4. Allan Border
5. Steve Waugh
6. Mark Waugh
7. Adam Gilchrist
8. Ian Botham
9. Courtney Ambrose
10. Bruce Reid
11. Glenn McGrath

12. Tim May