Name:

Hassett, Arthur LIndsay

Date of Birth:

28 Aug 1913

Gender:

Men

Place of Birth:

Geelong, Vic, Australia

Date Died:

16 Jun 1993

Career:

Test: 1938 - 1953

Teams:

VIC (Regional)
Australia (Country)

1950/51: Hassett retains Ashes despite England fight

Lindsay Hassett: Ideal captain for the post-Bradman era

Lindsay Hassett was born in Geelong. He was a neat, small made right handed opener. He made his Test debut on the tour of England in 1938 in the first Test of the series. He played his last Test in the fifth Test of the 1953 Ashes tour to England.

Lindsay Hassett was one of the outstanding cricketers of his era and was vice-captain under Don Bradman during the famous ‘Invincibles’ Team tour of England in 1948.

He became Captain of the Australian Test Team when Bradman retired in 1949.With a jovial attitude and commendable diplomatic skills Hassett emerged as an excellent leader of men.

He captained Australia 24 times scoring, ten Test hundreds, more than 50 first-class hundreds with a career innings average of 58.24.

In retirement, Hassett concentrated on the Melbourne sports store that he had opened in 1949, which he expanded to several branches before selling the business in 1959.

Hassett died on 16 June 1993. He was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2003. The Lindsay Hassett Oval at Albert Park, Melbourne, is named for him.