Arthur Hoskings
Arthur W Hoskings (1872 – 16 February 1945)[1] was an American and Australian cricketer.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1898/99 | Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- "Arthur Hoskings". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "Western Australia v South Australia 1898-99". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "Overseas Cricket", Cricket, 28 September 1912, p. 539.
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