Hammond Furlonge facts for kids
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Hammond Allan Furlonge
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| Born | 17 September 1934 Apex Oilfields, near Fyzabad, Trinidad |
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| Died | 6 May 2025 (aged 90) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Carl Furlonge (brother) Kenneth Furlonge (brother) |
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| 1954-55 to 1960-61 | Trinidad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 December 2020
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Hammond Allan Furlonge (born September 17, 1934 – died May 6, 2025) was a talented cricketer from Trinidad. He played in three important international matches, called Test matches, for the West Indies team between 1955 and 1956.
Cricket Journey
Hammond Furlonge started his professional cricket journey, known as first-class cricket, for the Trinidad team in the 1954-55 season. He began as an opening batsman, playing alongside Jeff Stollmeyer.
Early Success
In only his third match, Furlonge played against the strong Australian team that was touring. He scored 57 runs in the first innings and an impressive 150 runs without being out (called not out) in the second innings. Because of this great performance, he was chosen to play in his first Test match. This was the Fifth Test against Australia, where he opened the batting with John Holt. He scored 4 runs and 28 runs in his two innings during that match.
Playing for West Indies
Furlonge was selected to join the West Indies team for their tour of New Zealand in 1955-56. He didn't score any runs in the Second Test match. However, he returned for the Fourth Test. In this match, which had very low scores, he was the top scorer for his team in the first innings, making 64 runs. The West Indies team was bowled out for only 145 runs in total. This particular match was special because it was New Zealand's very first Test victory!
A cricket writer named Dick Brittenden described Furlonge's batting in that match. He noted that Furlonge had a unique batting style, but he played with great skill and courage for over three hours.
Later Matches
After his Test matches, Furlonge continued to play a few more games for Trinidad over the next six seasons. In 1960-61, he scored 106 runs and 45 runs against Barbados. This was also the only game where he was the team's captain. He played his last professional cricket match in 1961-62.
Family in Cricket
Hammond Furlonge came from a cricketing family. His brothers, Carl and Kenneth, also played cricket for Trinidad. They all played together in one memorable match: the game against Barbados where Hammond was the captain.
Hammond Furlonge passed away on May 6, 2025, at the age of 90.
