THE New City Cricket Club's last surviving foundation member has died.
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Club stalwart Harold Hunter passed away earlier this week aged 91 after leaving a huge footprint on the Cricket Albury-Wodonga club.
Along with Jack Livermore and Lou Collins, Hunter helped get the club off the ground in 1956-57 with the Phoenix's Club Person of the Year still named in his honour.
Hunter played in New City's A grade premiership in 1960-61 under Bill Eddington and was a member Country Week and O'Farrell Cup campaigns alongside great players including Keith Shae, Stan Sargeant, John Stoney, Jim Robison, Jeff Eirth, Joe Adams, Alan Turner, Bruce Stanton, Clem Hicks and Neville Mullavey.
One of Hunter's most memorable performances came in the 1967-68 grand final when he made 102 not out batting with a broken finger.
Ironically, the injury occurred after the ball deflected to Hunter at first slip off wicket-keeper and son-in-law Stuart Paul's gloves.
Hunter made several centuries and captained New City in 1966-67 and 1967-68.
Greyhounds were another of Hunter's sporting passions.
He had a strong family background in the sport and became seriously involved at the Albury Coursing Club in the late 1960s.
He is a life member of the cricket and coursing clubs.
Hunter played football for North Albury before being recruited to Jindera by Alwyn Schmidt.
He went on to play in the Bulldogs' 1958 premiership.