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About Gerry Hazlitt
- Gervys Rignold Hazlitt, commonly known as Gerry (4 September 1888, Enfield, New South Wales – 30 October 1915, Parramatta, New South Wales) (buried St Thomas Church Enfield ) was an Australian cricketer who played in 9 Tests from 1907 to 1912. A right-arm medium-pace and off-spin bowler and useful lower-order batsman, Hazlitt toured England with the Australian team in 1912.
- In his last Test, against England at The Oval, he took 7 for 25 in the second innings.
- In his first Test, against England at Sydney in 1907-08, he made 34 not out and put on 56 for the ninth wicket in 39 minutes with Tibby Cotter to give Australia victory by two wickets.He played for Victoria from 1905-06 to 1910-11, then moved to Sydney to take up a position teaching at The King's School, Parramatta, and played for Central Cumberland District Cricket Club and New South Wales in 1911-12 and 1912-13. Gerry is famous as a man who produced a stunning finish to his test career.
- In his last match, the last match of the one and only Triangular Tournament, in England in 1912 he bowled cutters to good effect on a rain-affected track at The Oval, London and took 5 wickets for 1 run in his last 17 balls to finish with career-best figures of 7 for 25 in 21.4 overs.
- However England won the match by 244 runs to take the triangular series, that also included South Africa.
- Australia didn't play another Test until after the First World War, by which time the unfortunate Hazlitt had died. Born with a weak heart, Hazlitt died after suffering a heart attack in 1915, aged 27.
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