David Hoare

Who was David Hoare?

David John Frank Hoare was an English cricketer. Hoare was a left-handed batsman. He was born in West Malling, Kent.

Hoare made his debut for Bedfordshire against Cambridgeshire in the 1955 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1955 to 1971, making 68 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Buckinghamshire in the 1970 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A matches, he scored 43 runs at an average of 14.33, with a high score of 34.

He died in Bedford, Bedfordshire on 26 February 2002. His son, Philip, also played for Bedfordshire.