Autographs of David Hookes

David William Hookes (3 May 1955 – 19 January 2004) was an Australian cricket player and coach. He played for the Australia national cricket team and domestic cricket for South Australia, later coaching Victoria. An aggressive left-handed batsman, Hookes usually batted in the middle order. His international career got off to a sensational start in the Centenary Test at Melbourne in 1977 when he hit England captain Tony Greig for five consecutive boundaries, but a combination of circumstances ensured that he never became a regular in the Australian team. He wrote in his autobiography, "I suspect history will judge me harshly as a batsman because of my modest record in 23 Tests and I can't complain about that".
For many years, he was a leading figure in Australian domestic cricket, most notably in his role as captain of South Australia (SA). Wisden called him "a first-class destroyer of second-rate bowling". Angered by Victorian captain Graham Yallop's late declaration in a Sheffield Shield match at the Adelaide Oval in October 1982, Hookes, who normally batted at number 3 or 4, promoted himself to opening batsman and proceeded to score a century from 34 balls in just 43 minutes (including 18 fours and two sixes), at the time the fastest century scored in first-class cricket. He finished his career as the highest run-scorer in Sheffield Shield history.
An outspoken man who had several brushes with the game's officials, Hookes retired at the end of the 1991–92 season and pursued his media career. He moved to Melbourne in 1995 and broadcast on Radio 3AW. His popularity among players and his reputation for strong leadership led to his appointment as coach of the Victorian team in 2002. The team enjoyed success under his tutelage. He died after being punched by a hotel bouncer outside a pub where he had been drinking with Victorian players following their victory in a match earlier in the day.
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Traded items with a signature of David Hookes

The most expensive item with a signature of David Hookes (David Hookes Hookesy 1993 1st Edition *SIGNED BY DAVID HOOKES*) was sold in January 2026 for £42.30 while the cheapest item (David Hookes Australia Cricket Signed) found a new owner for £0.99 in October 2022. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2013 with an average selling price of £4.35 for an autographed item of David Hookes. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2026 with £42.30 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was February 2014. In average, an autographed item from David Hookes is worth £5.21.

Most recently, these items with a signature of David Hookes were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1991 South Australia signed by all 12 on Official SA Team Sheet inc david Hookes	£7.20
	Australia Cricket DAVID HOOKES Signed Test PLAYERS Card b.1955 d.2004	£35.00
	DAVID HOOKES (1955-2004), handwritten short note from 1985, ORIGINALLY SIGNED!	£7.61
	David Hookes - Australian test player - signed small card	£3.75
	David Hookes - small signed card - Australian test match player	£5.00
	David Hookes Australia Cricket Signed	£0.99
	David Hookes Australia Test Cricket Signed	£2.99
	DAVID HOOKES AUSTRALIA TEST CRICKETER 1977-85, 23 TESTS  ORIGINAL INK AUTOGRAPH	£20.00
	David Hookes Australian Test Cricketer Signed Magazine Photo	£2.99
	David Hookes Australian Test Cricketer Signed Newspaper Cutting	£2.99
	David Hookes Autograph - Famous Australian Cricketer	£4.99
	David Hookes Hookesy 1993 1st Edition *SIGNED BY DAVID HOOKES*	£42.30
	Signed action photo of Australian cricketer David Hookes.	£8.00
	SIGNED BOOK-REMEMBERING HOOKSEY-FRIENDS REMEMBER DAVID HOOKES LIFE	£7.99
	Signed David Hookes 1955-2004 South Australia Victoria 1977 Ashes England 1970s	£11.01