[3] Hall carried his bat seventeen times in first-class cricket, a feat matched only by W. G. Grace and Cecil Wood.

Defensive by nature, Hall was not an attractive batsman, his primary shot being the front-foot defence.

[2] He was awarded a benefit match against Surrey in 1890, but he deferred it so that the injured Billy Bates could have his that year.

[1] A steward and member of Hick Lane Wesleyan Chapel, he was also a lay preacher in the Batley area, as well being a Liberal councillor for nine years.

In addition, he was secretary of Batley Rugby Club, at the time of the change over to the Northern Union.