Charles Hugh Hoare (born 24 October 1819 at Mitcham,

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; died 4 April 1869 at Roke Abbey,

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) was an English brewer and

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er.

Life

He was the third son of

George Matthew Hoare George Matthew Hoare (19 April 1779 – 28 July 1852, in Brighton) was an English brewer and amateur cricketer. Brewery Hoare was the third son of the banker Henry Hoare of Mitcham Grove, and his wife Lydia Henrietta Malortie. He was a partner i ...

. He was educated at

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, and matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford in 1837, graduating B.A. in 1841. He became manager of the Hoare & Co. brewery.

Cricket

Hoare was the first

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following its formation in late 1845, leading them from 1846 until 1850. During his time as captain Surrey played ten matches against other counties recognised as first-class. Of these they won six, lost two, drew one and one match finished as a tie. In 1850, his last season as captain, they won all four of their first-class inter-county matches. They could thus be considered the "

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". Surrey also played the All England Eleven that season in a match recognised as first-class even though Surrey had 14 players; the match was drawn, Surrey thus finishing the season unbeaten in first-class fixtures. He was a right-handed batsman of modest achievement. In 36 first-class matches he scored only 507 runs at an average of 9.38. He managed to reach fifty twice, with a highest score of 58. His record considering only his matches for Surrey is substantially better: 17 matches, averaging 12.83. This was at a period when an average in the high teens was very good (for comparison,

Fuller Pilch Fuller Pilch (17 March 1804 – 1 May 1870) was an English first-class cricketer, active from 1820 to 1854. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled at a slow pace with a roundarm action. Pilch played in a total of 229 first-class matches for a ...

averaged 18.61 and George Parr averaged 20.20). As a bowler he is known to have taken two wickets, but the runs conceded are not recorded. He made his first-class and Surrey debut in 1846 and played for the county until 1853. He played for

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(MCC) from 1847 until 1854. After 1854 he played in only two more first-class matches, both for the Gentlemen of the South in 1858. He was also Surrey's first treasurer.

Family

Hoare married in 1850 Isabella Elizabeth Twysden, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Twysden. After his death, she married again, in 1893 to

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. Their son

Charles Twysden Hoare Charles Twysden Hoare (10 November 1851 – 22 January 1935) was an English first-class cricketer active 1871–78 who played for Middlesex and Surrey. He was born in Mitcham; died in Bicester Bicester ( ) is a historical market towngarden t ...

played first-class cricket; as did Charles Hugh's brother Henry James Hoare, and his father George Matthew Hoare.

References

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