David Hoare
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David John Frank Hoare was an English
cricket
er. Hoare was a left-handed batsman. He was born in West Malling
, Kent
.
Hoare made his debut for Bedfordshire
against Cambridgeshire
in the 1955 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1955 to 1971, making 68 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire
in the 1967 Gillette Cup
. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Buckinghamshire
in the 1970 Gillette Cup
. In his 4 List A matches, he scored 43 runs at an average
of 14.33, with a high score of 34.
He died in Bedford
, Bedfordshire
on 26 February 2002. His son, Philip
, also played for Bedfordshire.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Hoare was a left-handed batsman. He was born in West Malling
West Malling
West Malling is a historic market town in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent, England. It has a population of about 3000-5000.-Landmarks:...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
.
Hoare made his debut for Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire County Cricket Club
Bedfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Bedfordshire and competing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play three-day...
against Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cambridgeshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy.The club is based at The Avenue...
in the 1955 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1955 to 1971, making 68 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
in the 1967 Gillette Cup
1967 Gillette Cup
The 1967 Gillette Cup was the fifth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 23 April and 2 September 1967...
. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Buckinghamshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play...
in the 1970 Gillette Cup
1970 Gillette Cup
The 1970 Gillette Cup was the eighth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 25 April and 5 September 1970...
. In his 4 List A matches, he scored 43 runs at an average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 14.33, with a high score of 34.
He died in Bedford
Bedford
Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town...
, Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
on 26 February 2002. His son, Philip
Philip Hoare (cricketer)
Philip David Baxter Hoare is a former English cricketer. Hoare was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bedford, Bedfordshire....
, also played for Bedfordshire.
External links
- David Hoare at ESPNcricinfo
- David Hoare at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...