John Hugh Montague Hare (31 May 1857 – 1 August 1935) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.
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| Full name | John Hugh Montague Hare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1857 Docking, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 August 1935 (aged 78) Docking, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1879–1880 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 May 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Hugh James Hare, he was born in May 1857 at Docking Hall at Docking, Norfolk. He was educated at Uppingham School, before going up Exeter College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Gentlemen of England at Oxford in 1879. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1880, making a total of eight appearances.[2] In his eight matches, Hare scored a total of 126 runs at an average of 11.45 and with a high score of 38 not out.[3] His county cricket was for Norfolk, for whom he played minor matches for until 1890.[4]
After graduating from Oxford, he became a master at both Winchester College and Eton College. Hare died at Docking Hall in August 1935.[4]
References
edit- ^ Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 607.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Hare". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Hare". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1935". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2020.