Born in Batley, Yorkshire, Hall made his first-class debut in 1873, when he played a few matches for Yorkshire with little success.[1] He established his reputation with an innings of 79 for a local Eighteen against the Australian XI in 1878. Thereafter, until 1892, he was a mainstay of Yorkshire.[2]
With George Ulyett, Hall formed a successful opening partnership for Yorkshire. They had eleven opening stands of over 100 and, against Sussex in 1885, they added 128 and 108 in the two innings. Against Middlesex in 1884, Hall scored 96 and 135. His finest season was 1887, when he scored 1,544 at an average of 41, 1,240 of them in first-class matches. His highest score was 160 against Lancashire in 1887, when he also took seven wickets.[3]
Hall carried his bat seventeen times in first-class cricket, a feat matched only by W. G. Grace and Cecil Wood.[citation needed] He played for the Players against Gentlemen five times, and captained Yorkshire a few times in the absence of the regular captain Lord Hawke. Defensive by nature, Hall was not an attractive batsman, his primary shot being the front-foot defence. He once saved a match against Kent by batting two and three-quarter hours for 12 runs.[2]
He was awarded a benefit match against Surrey in 1890, but he deferred it so that the injured Billy Bates could have his that year. Hall's benefit match, against Surrey at Sheffield in 1891, earned him 570 pounds.[2] After his active career ended in 1894, he served as a coach at Uppingham School.[1]
A steward and member of Hick Lane Wesleyan Chapel, he was also a lay preacher in the Batley area, as well being a Liberal councillor for nine years.[2] He also helped his fellow cricketers as Chairman of the Yorkshire Cricketers Benevolent Fund. In addition, he was secretary of Batley Rugby Club, at the time of the change over to the Northern Union.
^ abcWarner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 369. ISBN978-1-905080-85-4.
^ abcdA. A. Thomson, Odd Men In, The Sportsman's Book Club, London, 1959, pp. 45–52.
^"Yorkshire v Lancashire 1887". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
louis, hall, english, footballer, footballer, november, 1852, november, 1915, english, first, class, cricketer, played, yorkshire, from, 1873, 1892, hall, about, 1895personal, informationborn, 1852, november, 1852batley, yorkshire, englanddied19, november, 191. For the English footballer see Louis Hall footballer Louis Hall 1 November 1852 19 November 1915 1 was an English first class cricketer who played for Yorkshire from 1873 to 1892 Louis HallHall in about 1895Personal informationBorn 1852 11 01 1 November 1852Batley Yorkshire EnglandDied19 November 1915 1915 11 19 aged 63 Morecambe Lancashire EnglandBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm slowCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 315Runs scored 11 095Batting average 23 06100s 50s 12 42Top score 160Balls bowled 1 839Wickets 22Bowling average 42 135 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 4 51Catches stumpings 197 0Source Cricinfo 28 February 2022Life and career EditBorn in Batley Yorkshire Hall made his first class debut in 1873 when he played a few matches for Yorkshire with little success 1 He established his reputation with an innings of 79 for a local Eighteen against the Australian XI in 1878 Thereafter until 1892 he was a mainstay of Yorkshire 2 With George Ulyett Hall formed a successful opening partnership for Yorkshire They had eleven opening stands of over 100 and against Sussex in 1885 they added 128 and 108 in the two innings Against Middlesex in 1884 Hall scored 96 and 135 His finest season was 1887 when he scored 1 544 at an average of 41 1 240 of them in first class matches His highest score was 160 against Lancashire in 1887 when he also took seven wickets 3 Hall carried his bat seventeen times in first class cricket a feat matched only by W G Grace and Cecil Wood citation needed He played for the Players against Gentlemen five times and captained Yorkshire a few times in the absence of the regular captain Lord Hawke Defensive by nature Hall was not an attractive batsman his primary shot being the front foot defence He once saved a match against Kent by batting two and three quarter hours for 12 runs 2 He was awarded a benefit match against Surrey in 1890 but he deferred it so that the injured Billy Bates could have his that year Hall s benefit match against Surrey at Sheffield in 1891 earned him 570 pounds 2 After his active career ended in 1894 he served as a coach at Uppingham School 1 A steward and member of Hick Lane Wesleyan Chapel he was also a lay preacher in the Batley area as well being a Liberal councillor for nine years 2 He also helped his fellow cricketers as Chairman of the Yorkshire Cricketers Benevolent Fund In addition he was secretary of Batley Rugby Club at the time of the change over to the Northern Union Hall died in Morecambe Lancashire in November 1915 References Edit a b c Warner David 2011 The Yorkshire County Cricket Club 2011 Yearbook 113th ed Ilkley Yorkshire Great Northern Books p 369 ISBN 978 1 905080 85 4 a b c d A A Thomson Odd Men In The Sportsman s Book Club London 1959 pp 45 52 Yorkshire v Lancashire 1887 CricketArchive Retrieved 28 February 2022 External links EditWisden Cricketer of the year article Louis Hall at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louis Hall amp oldid 1074370333, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
