William Hoare (cricketer)
William Hoare (23 October 1868 – 16 December 1954) was an Australian cricketer. He played fourteen first-class matches for Queensland from 1892-93 to 1902-03.
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Full name | William Hoare Lawrence[1] |
Born | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 23 October 1868
Died | 16 December 1954 86) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | (aged
Source: Cricinfo, 14 June 2020 |
Cricket career
As of 1883 Hoare was playing for Unions cricket club in Brisbane.[2] In 1884 he moved to Gregorys club,[3] and in 1886 he played for Windsor club.[4] In 1887 he played for a combined team representing the clubs competing in Brisbane Junior Cricket against a combined Dinmore and Goodna side.[5] In 1888 he played for Nelson cricket club.[6]
By early 1890 he was playing for Pembroke cricket club in the Southern Queensland Cricket Union competition,[7] but he moved to the South Brisbane Cricket Club later in the year.[8] By 1893 he was playing for Graziers' Cricket Club.[9] In March 1893 he was selected for a practice match between two Queensland sides played to decide who would represent the state in its inaugural first-class match against New South Wales and took 7 for 19,[10] a performance which earned him selection in the first-class game in March.[11]
When Brisbane electoral cricket was established in 1897 Hoare played for the Woolloongabba club in the new competition.[12]
References
- William Hoare at FindaGrave
- "Cricket Match". The Telegraph. Brisbane, Qld. 16 January 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "Cricket". The Week. Brisbane, Qld. 19 January 1884. p. 17. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "Cricket". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 11 January 1886. p. 6. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "Out of Doors". Queensland Figaro and Punch. Brisbane, Qld. 9 April 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "Saturday's Cricket". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 6 February 1888. p. 6. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "South Queensland Cricket Union". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 29 January 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "South Brisbane Cricket Club". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 5 September 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "Saturday's Cricket". The Telegraph. Brisbane, Qld. 27 March 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "Queensland Cricket Association". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 20 March 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "Field Sporting". The Queenslander. Brisbane, Qld. 25 March 1893. p. 541. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- "Electoral Cricket". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 4 October 1897. p. 6. Retrieved 5 June 2020.