Video: Bob Hawke downs a beer at cricket match In the video filmed on a mobile phone, Mr Hawke is stopped by a fan as he is passing through the stands during fourth and final day's play of the new year Test. As he is offered the plastic container of ale a voice is heard shouting "One for the country, Robert!." With no hesitation Mr Hawke takes the drink and finishes it in one go as fans cheer him on. Mr Hawke is no stranger to alcoholic challenges, in his autobiography 'The Hawke Memoirs' he recalls setting a new world speed record by drinking two and half pints of beer in 11 seconds during his time at University College, Oxford in 1955.