William Hoare (cricketer, born 1868)

William Hoare

Personal information
Full name	William Hoare Lawrence[1]
Born	(1868-10-23)23 October 1868 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	16 December 1954(1954-12-16) (aged 86) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Source: Cricinfo, 14 June 2020

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.

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]

See also

• List of Queensland first-class cricketers

References

1. William Hoare at FindaGrave
2. "Cricket Match". The Telegraph. Brisbane, Qld. 16 January 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
3. "Cricket". The Week. Brisbane, Qld. 19 January 1884. p. 17. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
4. "Cricket". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 11 January 1886. p. 6. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
5. "Out of Doors". Queensland Figaro and Punch. Brisbane, Qld. 9 April 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
6. "Saturday's Cricket". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 6 February 1888. p. 6. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
7. "South Queensland Cricket Union". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 29 January 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
8. "South Brisbane Cricket Club". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 5 September 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
9. "Saturday's Cricket". The Telegraph. Brisbane, Qld. 27 March 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
10. "Queensland Cricket Association". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 20 March 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
11. "Field Sporting". The Queenslander. Brisbane, Qld. 25 March 1893. p. 541. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
12. "Electoral Cricket". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 4 October 1897. p. 6. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

External links

• William Hoare at ESPNcricinfo