Mortimer Hotchin (20 May 1889 – 21 June 1958) was an Australian cricketer. He played four first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1912 and 1915.[1]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mortimer Douglas Hotchin |
| Born | 20 May 1889 Melbourne, Australia |
| Died | 21 June 1958 (aged 69) Melbourne, Australia |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1912-1915 | Victoria |
Source: Cricinfo, 16 November 2015 | |
Cricket career
editHotchin was attending Scotch College as of 1902,[2][3] and in 1906 he represented the College in a cricket match against alumni and scored a 50 not out.[4] In 1907 he scored 248 in an innings in a school cricket match for the College.[5]
In 1910 Hotchin began playing for the St. Kilda Cricket Club in district cricket,[6] and the club won the district premiership that year.[7] In 1912 he topped the batting averages for St. Kilda with an average of 54.26 over nine innings,[8] and in November that year he was selected to represent Victoria in a non Sheffield Shield First-class game against Western Australia and he opened the batting and scored 86 in Victoria's second innings.[9] In December 1912 he was selected in the Victorian Colts team.[10] In January 1913 the Victorian selectors were criticized for dropping Hotchin from the First-class team after his debut,[11] and he was re-selected for a Sheffield Shield game against South Australia in February 1913 although his batting was unremarkable in the game.[12]
In October 1914 it was reported Hotchin was having a strong start to the district season with his batting,[13] and in December he was selected in the Victorian squad as an emergency replacement batsman.[14] He played in a match against New South Wales as Roy Park was unable to play in late December but only scored 15 and a duck.[15][16] In January 1915 he was selected to represent Victoria against Tasmania but was unimpressive with the bat in what was his last First-class game.[17] In March 1915 the Melbourne newspaper The Herald published an article praising his remarkable consistency noting that for the past four district seasons he had averaged 47.04 despite only making one century and the article criticized the selectors handling of him.[18]
In December 1921 Hotchin was selected to represent the Victorian Second XI,[19] and he represented the Second XI again in December 1922.[20] As of November 1923 he had begun playing Lawn Tennis rather than cricket.[21]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mortimer Hotchin". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "School Speech Days". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 12 December 1902. p. 7. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "The Scotch College". The Australasian. Melbourne, VIC. 27 December 1902. p. 40. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Public Schools Cricket". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 28 March 1906. p. 10. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Public Schools Cricket". Leader. Melbourne, VIC. 20 April 1907. p. 15. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Close of the Cricket Season". Leader. Melbourne, VIC. 16 April 1910. p. 29. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "St. Kilda Cricket Club". Prahran Telegraph. Melbourne, VIC. 30 April 1910. p. 5. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "The Cricket Dispute". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 12 September 1912. p. 10. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ Victoria v Western Australia, 1912/13 Melbourne Cricket Ground 20,21,22 November 1912 (3-day match), scorecard at Cricinfo.com
- ^ "South Australian Gossip". Referee. Sydney, NSW. 31 December 1912. p. 13. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Still the Cricket Split". The Sun. Sydney, NSW. 16 January 1913. p. 9. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ South Australia v Victoria, 1912/13 Adelaide Oval 28 February 1, 3, 4, March 1913 (timeless match), scorecard at Cricinfo.com
- ^ "Cricket". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 9 October 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Inter-State Teams". Leader. Melbourne, VIC. 26 December 1914. p. 19. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ Sheffield Shield, 1914/15, Victoria v New South Wales, Melbourne Cricket Ground, 26,28 December 1914 (timeless match) at Cricinfo.com
- ^ "Cricket". The Ballarat Star. Ballarat, VIC. 28 December 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Inter-State Cricket". The Mercury. Hobart, TAS. 1 February 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Consistent Batsman". The Herald. Melbourne, VIC. 12 March 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Second Elevens". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 28 December 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Sheffield Shield Cricket". Arrow. Sydney, NSW. 22 December 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Notes". The Australasian. Melbourne, VIC. 10 November 1923. p. 29. Retrieved 21 August 2021.