Alexander Hore

Alexander Hugh Hore (24 September 1829 – 7 April 1903) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

Alexander Hore
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Hugh Hore
Born24 September 1829
Camberwell, Surrey, England
Died7 April 1903(1903-04-07) (aged 73)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,
England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1851Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 2
Batting average 2.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 2
Balls bowled ?
Wickets 1
Bowling average ?
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/?
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 May 2020

The son of James Hore, he was born in September 1829 at Camberwell. He was educated at Tonbridge School,[1] before going up to Trinity College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Cambridge University at Lord's in The University Match of 1851.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 2 runs by Edward Blore in the Oxford first innings, while in the Oxford second innings of 140 all out, he was unbeaten without scoring. In a match which Cambridge won by an innings and 4 runs, Hore took one wicket in the Cambridge innings, that of William Norris.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, Hore took holy orders in the Church of England in 1873. His first ecclesiastical post was as curate of Plympton from 1859–62,[1] before serving as a Chaplain to the Forces from 1861–74.[5] He retired in 1874, after which he resided at Eastbourne and wrote a number of books on the church.[1] Hore later moved to Cheltenham, where he died suddenly in April 1903.[6]

References
  1. Hughes-Hughes, W. O. (1886). The Register of Tonbridge Sschool, from 1820 to 1886. p. 51.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 691.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Alexander Hore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 1851". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. "No. 22572". The London Gazette. 3 December 1861. p. 5216.
  6. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1903". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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