 Hammond decided to retire from all cricket after the tour , not returning for Gloucestershire in 1947 . Within 24 hours of his arrival back in England , he married Sybil Ness @-@ Harvey . He played only two more first @-@ class games . He scored an unbeaten 92 for the M.C.C. against Ireland in 1950 . To help boost a Gloucestershire membership drive , he joined his former side for a match the following year . Although given an excellent reception by the crowd , his tired appearance and struggle to score seven runs before being dismissed embarrassed many of those present . In all first @-@ class cricket , Hammond scored 50 @,@ 551 runs at an average of 56 @.@ 10 with 167 centuries . He remains seventh on the list of highest run scorers in first @-@ class cricket and has the third highest number of centuries , as of 2015 . 
