Hamilton Hoare, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1837
Place of Birth: Pound Hill, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 01-Jul-1908
Profession: cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Hamilton Hoare
- Hamilton Noel Hoare (20 February 1837 – 1 July 1908) was an English cricketer.
- Hoare's batting style is unknown.
- He was born at Pound Hill, Sussex.
- He later changed his name to Hamilton Noel Hamilton-Hoare on the death of his maternal uncle, Sir James Hamilton, in 1882.Hoare was educated at Eton College, where he captained the college cricket team in 1853.
- He made two first-class appearances for Sussex, the first came against England at Lord's in 1853, while the second came against the Marylebone Cricket Club at E Tredcroft's Ground, Horsham.
- In his first match, England batted first and were dismissed for 128.
- In response, Sussex were dismissed for 80, with Hoare ending the innings not out on a single run.
- England then made 227 all out in their second-innings, leaving Sussex with a target of 276 for victory, however they were dismissed for just 78 in their second-innings, with Hoare being dismissed for 2 runs by William Hillyer.
- England won the match by 197 runs.
- In his second match, Sussex won the toss and elected to bat first, making 165 all out, with Hoare ending the innings not out on 5.
- The Marylebone Cricket Club were then dismissed for 129 in their first-innings, to which Sussex responded in their second-innings with just 64 all out, with Hoare ending the innings not out without scoring.
- Set 101 for victory, the Marylebone Cricket Club chased down their target to win by 6 wickets.He was a director of Hoare's bank and after retiring he involved himself in charitable activities.
- He did not marry and died at Chelsea, London, on 1 July 1908.
- His brother, Henry, also played first-class cricket.
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