Paul Hibbert

{{Short description|Australian cricketer (1952–2008)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Paul Hibbert

| image =

| country = Australia

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|7|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Brunswick, Victoria, Australia

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|11|27|1952|7|23|df=yes}}

| death_place = Essendon, Victoria, Australia

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Left-arm medium

| role = Batsman

| family =

| international = true

| testdebutdate = 2 December

| testdebutyear = 1977

| testdebutagainst = India

| testcap = 284

| lasttestdate = 2 December

| lasttestyear = 1977

| lasttestagainst = India

| club1 = Victoria

| year1 = {{nowrap|1974/75–1986/87}}

| columns = 3

| column1 = Tests

| matches1 = 1

| runs1 = 15

| bat avg1 = 7.50

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 13

| deliveries1 = –

| wickets1 = –

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = FC

| matches2 = 78

| runs2 = 4,790

| bat avg2 = 38.62

| 100s/50s2 = 9/25

| top score2 = 163

| deliveries2 = 656

| wickets2 = 15

| bowl avg2 = 19.00

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/28

| catches/stumpings2 = 38/–

| column3 = LA

| matches3 = 13

| runs3 = 225

| bat avg3 = 17.30

| 100s/50s3 = 0/1

| top score3 = 56

| deliveries3 = 50

| wickets3 = 1

| bowl avg3 = 44.00

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 1/14

| catches/stumpings3 = 4/–

| date = 28 November

| year = 2008

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1533/1533.html CricketArchive

}}

Paul Anthony Hibbert (23 July 1952 – 27 November 2008) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1977. He was born in Brunswick, Victoria.

Hibbert is one of only two men to make a century in first-class cricket without hitting a boundary, a record he shares with Alan Hill.{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5648.html|title=Paul Hibbert|work=Player profile|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=2008-11-27}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149403.html |title=Fearless Freddo |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=11 November 2005 |accessdate=14 November 2017}} He was the batting coach at Essendon Cricket Club and the club coach of the Preston Druids Cricket Club.

He died in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon in 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24718552-2882,00.html|title=Ex-Test bat Paul Hibbert dead|last=Horan|first=Michael|date=2008-11-28|work=Herald Sun|accessdate=2008-11-27}}