Arthur Hoskings

Arthur W Hoskings (1872 – 16 February 1945)[1] was an American and Australian cricketer.

Arthur Hoskings

Personal information
Full name	Arthur W Hoskings
Born	1872 Australia
Died	16 February 1945 (aged 72–73) Queens, New York City, United States of America
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1898/99	Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 94 Batting average 31.33 100s/50s –/1 Top score 53 Balls bowled 144 Wickets 1 Bowling average 77.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/32 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 January 2011

Hoskings was a right-handed batsman. He played one first-class match for Western Australia in April 1899, top-scoring in each innings with 26 and 53.[2] He later settled in the USA, and played a cricket match for New York City in 1912 against Ireland. The following year he played his second, and final, first-class match, this time for a combined Canada/USA team against his native Australia. In the 1912 season, playing for the New York Veterans Cricket Club, he scored more than 1000 runs and took more than 100 wickets.[3]

See also

• List of Western Australia first-class cricketers

References

1. "Arthur Hoskings". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
2. "Western Australia v South Australia 1898-99". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
3. "Overseas Cricket", Cricket, 28 September 1912, p. 539.

External links

• Cricinfo profile