Hooker was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
The previous season he had recorded his highest average, 34.78, but narrowly failed to reach a thousand runs.
[2] In the John Player League List A match against Surrey in 1969, his last season for Middlesex, he had the remarkable analysis of 8 overs, 4 maidens, 6 runs, 6 wickets.
He joined Buckinghamshire the following season, making his debut in the Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire.
[7] His played his first List A match for Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup against Bedfordshire.
He made 5 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Middlesex in the 1975 Gillette Cup.