William Hoare (cricketer, born 1847)

William Hoare (15 September 1847 – 22 July 1925) was an English first-class cricketer, cricket administrator, banker and brewer.

William Hoare

Personal information
Full name	William Hoare
Born	15 September 1847 Westminster, London, England
Died	22 July 1925 (aged 77) Benenden, Kent, England
Batting	Unknown
Relations	Arthur Hoare (nephew)
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 9 Batting average 9.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 9 Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 July 2020

The son of Henry Hoare and Lady Mary Marsham, he was born at Westminster in September 1847. He was educated at Eton College, before going up to St John's College, Cambridge.[1] After graduating from Cambridge, he went into the family businesses, becoming a partner at Hoares Bank and at Hoare & Co. Brewery which was based in the Docklands.[1] Hoare later made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of England at Canterbury in 1879.[2] He was absent in the Gentlemen of Kent first innings, but did bat in their second innings, scoring 9 runs before being dismissed by W. G. Grace.[3] He was elected president of Kent County Cricket Club in 1900.[4] Hoare died at Benenden in July 1925.[5] His nephew, Arthur Hoare, also played first-class cricket.

References

1. Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses. 3. Cambridge University Press. p. 390.
2. "First-Class Matches played by William Hoare". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
3. "Gentlemen of Kent v Gentlemen of England, 1879". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
4. Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game. Cricket. 29 March 1900. p. 16
5. Riding and Driving Display. Kent and Sussex Courier. 24 July 1925. p. 6

External links

• William Hoare at ESPNcricinfo