Paul Hibbert

Paul Hibbert

Personal information
Born	(1952-07-23)23 July 1952 Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
Died	Essendon, Victoria, Australia
Batting style	left-handed
Bowling style	left-arm medium
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 284)	2 December 1977 v India
Last Test	2 December 1977 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1974–75 – 1986–87	Victoria
Career statistics
Competition Tests FC List A Matches 1 78 13 Runs scored 15 4,790 225 Batting average 7.50 38.62 17.30 100s/50s –/– 9/25 1/– Top score 13 163 56 Balls bowled – 656 50 Wickets – 15 1 Bowling average – 19.00 44.00 5 wickets in innings – – – 10 wickets in match – – – Best bowling – 4/28 1/14 Catches/stumpings 1/– 38/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 November 2008

Paul Anthony Hibbert (23 July 1952 – 27 November 2008) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1977. He was born in Brunswick, Victoria.

Hibbert is one of only two men to make a century in first-class cricket without hitting a boundary, a record he shares with Alan Hill. He was the batting coach at Essendon Cricket Club and the club coach of the Preston Druids Cricket Club.

He died in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon in 2008.

Career

Hibbert was selected for the Victorian squad in 1974-75 after a strong club season in which he had scored 486 runs at an average of 69.

He leapt into test contention at the beginning of the 1977-78 summer when he scored a century against the touring Indian side. Although this was only Hibbert's first century at first class level there was an absence of in-form openers at the time.

Hibbert was eventually selected in the Australian side for the first test against India, the only specialist opener. He failed twice and was dropped for the second test, being replaced by John Dyson.

Hibbert continued play for Victoria for many seasons.

Personal

Hibbert suffered from alcoholism. He was survived by a wife and two children.

See also

• List of Victoria first-class cricketers

External links

• Obituary at The Age