Russell Hamer
Sri Lankan cricketer (1947–2024)
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Russell Hamer (12 June 1947 – 27 March 2024) was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played first-class for the Sri Lanka national team from 1968 to 1977.
British Ceylon
Colombo, Sri Lanka
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| Full name | Russell Percival Peter Hamer | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 12, 1947 British Ceylon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 March 2024 (aged 76) Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 31 January 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
Hamer attended Wesley College, Colombo, and played cricket for Ceylon Schools in 1964. He played his first match of first-class cricket in the Gopalan Trophy in 1967–68, and made his highest score of 52 in the Gopalan Trophy match in 1970–71.[1]
Hamer was Sri Lanka's main wicket-keeper in the early 1970s. He toured India with the Sri Lankan team in 1975-76 and played in two of the three matches against India. He also played two limited-overs matches for Sri Lanka against touring MCC teams in the 1970s, both of which Sri Lanka won.[2]
In 2017, Hamer was one of the first players to receive financial assistance under a new scheme to help former national players with medical expenses. He had recently suffered a stroke.[3] In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by Sri Lanka Cricket, to honour them for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[4][5]