Hamence made his Test debut for Australia in 1947 and played three Tests against England, making a top score of 30 not out.
He toured England with Don Bradman's undefeated 1948 team, dubbed the Invincibles, but did not play a Test. His death leaves Sam Loxton, 88, Arthur Morris, 88, and Neil Harvey, 81, as the only survivors of Bradman's last touring team.
Cricket historian Denis Brien, president of Hamence's former cricket club West Torrens, said Hamence died at an Adelaide nursing home.
“He was a lovely man with a great sense of humor,” Brien said. “He once said he used to imagine that there was no wicketkeeper and that he and the bowler were the only two in the game.”
Hamence, an attacking batsman who was particularly capable against slow bowlers, had the distinction of making a century in his first and last first-class matches for South Australia.
He is survived by a daughter, Lynette Hallett.
