Des Hoare

Desmond Edward Hoare (born 19 October 1934) is a former Australian cricketer who played in one Test match in 1961. He also played Australian rules football for East Fremantle in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL).[1]

Des Hoare
Personal information
Full nameDesmond Edward Hoare
Born (1934-10-19) 19 October 1934
Perth, Western Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Legbreak
International information
National side
Only Test27 January 1961 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 1 63
Runs scored 35 1,276
Batting average 17.50 18.49
100s/50s 0/0 1/3
Top score 35 133
Balls bowled 232 12,425
Wickets 2 225
Bowling average 78.00 26.91
5 wickets in innings 0 12
10 wickets in match 0 1
Best bowling 2/68 8/98
Catches/stumpings 2/– 30/–
Source: CricketArchive, 23 May 2020

Life and career

A tall fast bowler and useful lower-order batsman, Hoare played for Western Australia from 1955–56 to 1965–66. He was selected for the Fourth Test against the West Indies in 1960–61, replacing the injured Alan Davidson. He took the wickets of Conrad Hunte and Frank Worrell and made 35 in a ninth-wicket partnership of 85 with Richie Benaud in the drawn match.[2] Davidson returned to the team for the Fifth Test.

He was not selected for the tour to England in 1961, and when the touring team played Western Australia at the end of the 1960–61 season, he opened the batting for Western Australia and hit 133, his only century. His best bowling figures were 8 for 98 and 2 for 55 against New South Wales in 1964–65. In 1959–60 he took 6 for 18 off 6 overs to dismiss South Australia for 56.[3]

Hoare played as the professional for Nelson in the Lancashire League in 1963 and 1964. He stayed in England in the off-season, working for a brewery, and missing the 1963–64 season in Australia. He used this experience later in his work as a sales representative for Swan Brewery in Perth.[4]

References

  1. The West Australian, "Hoare To Undergo Operation", 23 June 1954. p. 19
  2. Australia v West Indies, Adelaide 1960–61
  3. Western Australia v South Australia 1959–60
  4. The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 246.
Preceded by
Johnny Wardle
Nelson Cricket Club
Professional

1963–1964
Succeeded by
Saeed Ahmed
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