David Jeremy Hone (born 30 June 1946) is an Australian former sportsman who played

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with

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and

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for

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in the

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(VFL). Hone spent the

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with the Melbourne Football Club as an amateur, and played 18 of a possible 20 games during year, mostly as a defender. An honours graduate from

Monash University Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university has a ...

, Hone chose to continue his studies in

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and became a student at

Worcester College, Oxford Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in 1714 by the benefaction of Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet (1648–1701) of Norgrove, Worcestershire, whose coat of arms w ...

, in 1970. His father

Brian Hone Sir Brian William Hone OBE FACE (1907–1978) was an Australian headmaster and, in his youth, a first-class cricketer.Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...

, who were being captained by former West Indian Test cricketer

Roy Marshall Roy Edwin Marshall (25 April 1930 – 27 October 1992) was a West Indian cricketer who played in four Tests from 1951 to 1952. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1959. Early career The son of a wealthy plantation owner, Marshall was bo ...

. In a drawn match, Hone took the wicket of Hampshire opener

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but managed no further dismissals from his 36 overs. He went wicket-less from his two other first-class matches, against Worcestershire and Nottinghamshire, to finish with a disappointing average of 284. Hone returned to Australia in 1971 and although he began training again with Melbourne, he never played another VFL game. He would have a highly successful career in secondary education, both as a Headmaster and teacher. During the early 1980s he was the Head of History at

Melbourne Grammar (Pray and Work) , established = 1849 (on present site since 1858 - the celebrated date of foundation) , type = Independent, co-educational primary, single-sex boys secondary, day and boarding , denomination ...

and from 1986 until 1993 served as the Headmaster of

Scotch Oakburn College (I will find a way to higher things.) , established = 1886 (MLC)1901 (Scotch)1979 (Amalgamation) , type = Independent, co-educational, day and boarding , denomination = in association with the Unit ...

in Launceston. In 1994 he joined Adelaide's

Westminster School (God Gives the Increase) , established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560 , type = Public school Independent day and boarding school , religion = Church of England , head_label = Hea ...

as Principal and remained in that position until 1999. He was then the Head of the Senior School at

Beaconhills College (Let Your Light So Shine) , established = 1982 , type = Independent, co-educational, day school , denomination = Anglican, Uniting Church , slogan = Learning That Matters , head ...

before retiring and taking up a role with the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hone, David 1946 births Living people Australian cricketers Oxford University cricketers Melbourne Football Club players Australian headmasters Monash University alumni Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Cricketers from Melbourne Alumni of Worcester College, Oxford