Maurice Hallam

Maurice Raymond Hallam (10 September 1931 &mdash; 1 January 2000) was an English first-class cricketer for Leicestershire. He was a right-handed opening batsman.

Hallam made his first-class debut for Leicestershire in 1950 and played his last game in 1970. He captained the county in 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1968.

Records

 * A good slips fielder, Hallam took 56 catches in 1961 which remains a record for most catches in a season for Leicestershire.
 * He scored a century in each innings of a match on 3 occasions, the most ever for the county.
 * He is one of only four Leicestershire batsmen to make more than 2000 runs in a season, scoring 2096 in 1961.
 * His 23662 runs is second only to Les Berry for most ever runs for Leicestershire.