Name James Hoare Role Cricketer | Career start 1831 Career end 1831 | |
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Died February 16, 1875, Biarritz, France | ||
John Gurney Hoare (7 May 1810 – 16 February 1875) was an English cricketer with amateur status, later a banker.
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Biography
Hoare was born in Hampstead, north London, a son of Samuel Hoare (1783–1847), a partner in Bland, Barnett & Hoare, bankers (which after mergers and name changes was eventually taken over by Lloyds Bank) and his wife Louisa. John Hoare was educated privately and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated as 20th Wrangler. He became a partner in his father's bank and inherited Hill House, Hampstead. A plaque near the site of the house states that "he was the prime mover in the battle to save Hampstead Heath from development."
Hoare's eldest son Samuel became Sir Samuel Hoare, 1st Baronet.
Hoare died in Biarritz, France, and was buried there.
Cricket
While he was at Cambridge Hoare appeared in one first-class cricket match in 1831, playing for Cambridge University as a batsman of unknown handedness. His name was recorded incorrectly as James Gurney Hoare. He scored nine runs over both innings with a highest score of 7 not out.