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Why did David Hookes struggle at international level?

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tony p

First Class Debutant
AndrewB said:
I note that Hookes's Cricinfo page refers to him as a "first-class destroyer of second-rate bowling"... his 306 was against a weakened Tasmanian attack (Kirkman, Brown, Tame and Milosz).

Incidentally, in that season, Mike Veletta was well clear at the top of the Australian FC averages, and he was even less successful in Tests.
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That attack was our best actually. It wasn't weakened.

Problem with Hookes was he liked to entertain and looked lazy when he got out, a la Gower.
 
mr_mister

mr_mister

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Tame played 8 FC matches total, and Kirkman only 4

Brown and Milosz played a bit more, but both averaged around 40 with the ball
 
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