Andrew Hall Survived at Gunpoint
Andrew James Hall was born on 31st July 1975 in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa. He played 21 Tests and 88 ODI matches for South Africa between 1999 and 2007. Andrew scored 760 Test runs with an average of 26.20 and 905 ODI runs with an average of 21.04. He also took 45 Test and 95 ODI wickets. He survived two attacks and multiple gunshots.
Embed from Getty ImagesThe First Attack:
It was during 1999, Hall was withdrawing money from an ATM. When he turned, he saw a goon holding a gun at him. The criminal fired 6 times. The first bullet hit his left hand, but he managed to escape the next four bullets. However, the final bullet brushed his right cheek. Hall recalled the incident in an interview with The Guardian in 2003 and mentioned he was looking for help as he had no clue where he was hit, and blood was everywhere. The goons even returned to see Hall’s condition as they also had no clue where he was hit. Hall was taken to hospital and discharged after three days.
The Second Attack:
Hall wanted to sell his old car and met with two guys at the shopping center on the outskirts of Johannesburg in January 2002. They wanted to go for a test drive, but Hall denied as he was aware of the crime where thieves ran away with the car. Suddenly, one of them pointed a 9 mm gun at Hall and forced him to drive the car for the next 45 minutes till they went far away. Finally, they left Hall at the Golden highway and asked to lay down for 30 minutes and threatened to kill if he disobeyed. However, Hall kept running as soon as the criminals left and reached a nearby garage. Eventually he was rescued by the family members.
Embed from Getty ImagesHall was devastated by the crime in South Africa. He wanted to settle in Australia and made all the plans to play for Victoria. However, soon he got selected to play the Test cricket for Proteas and cancelled the relocation plan.