Richard Hoskin

Richard Neville Hoskin (born 18 October 1959, Invercargill, New Zealand) is a former first-class cricketer who played for Otago from 1980 to 1993. Since his retirement from the game he has worked as a sports administrator and businessman.

Richard Hoskin

Personal information
Full name	Richard Neville Hoskin
Born	18 October 1959 Invercargill, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg-spin
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1980-81 to 1992-93	Otago
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 81 66 Runs scored 3580 1285 Batting average 26.91 20.72 100s/50s 6/21 0/5 Top score 157 70 Balls bowled 153 22 Wickets 1 0 Bowling average 109.00 – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a Best bowling 1/105 – Catches/stumpings 57/– 15/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 6 May 2014

Playing career

A right-handed batsman who usually batted at number three or four, Hoskin played his first match for Southland in the sub-first-class Hawke Cup in 1977-78. At the age of 19 he was appointed to captain the team in 1978-79.

He made his first-class debut for Otago in 1980-81, and remained a fixture in the side until his retirement after the 1992-93 season. In his fourth match, against Northern Districts, he scored 57 (Otago's top score), and his first century, 117 (out of a team total of 196 for 8).[1]

He toured Zimbabwe with a Young New Zealand team in 1984-85 but played in only one of the four matches.[2] It was his only first-class match for a team other than Otago.

His most successful seasons were 1985-86 and 1987–88,[3] when in each case Otago won the Shell Trophy. In 1985-86 he scored 401 runs at an average of 40.10, with a highest score of 111 off 133 balls against Central Districts when Otago successfully chased 342 for victory in 70 overs.[4] In 1987-88 he made 599 runs at 49.91, including three centuries – 101 against Auckland,[5] 157 against Northern Districts,[6] and 105 against Wellington[7] – to lead Otago's batting aggregates.[8]

He continued to play for Southland in the Hawke Cup, captaining them during their reign as title-holders from 1989 to 1992. He later played a few matches of Hawke Cup cricket for Central Otago, and scored 74 and 162, the two highest scores on either side, when Central Otago beat Taranaki in 1996 to win the title for the first time.[9] When a Hawke Cup "team of the century" was selected to mark the centenary of the competition in 2011, he was one of the 11 players chosen.[10]

Administrative career

Hoskin was a selector for the Otago team from 1997 to 2000 and from 2003 to 2005. He was Chief Executive Officer of the Southland Cricket Association from 2003 to 2007, Commercial Manager of the Otago Cricket Association from 2007 to 2009,[11] and CEO of Sport Southland from 2009 to 2013.[12]

Personal life

Hoskin lives in Arrowtown, Otago, with his wife Sally. He managed an English-language school in Queenstown,[13] and he and Sally now run Arrowtown Lodge. He also works for the New Zealand sports marketing agency The Clubhouse.[14] His daughter Laura Hoskin is a golfer.[14]

See also

• List of Otago representative cricketers

References

1. Northern Districts v Otago 1980-81
2. Young New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1984-85 batting
3. Richard Hoskin batting by season
4. Otago v Central Districts 1985-86
5. Otago v Auckland 1987-88
6. Northern Districts v Otago 1987-88
7. Wellington v Otago 1987-88
8. Otago batting, Shell trophy 1987-88
9. "Hawke Cup Matches played by Richard Hoskin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
10. Hawke Cup Centennial cricket team named Retrieved 6 May 2014.
11. Richard Hoskin (Chief Executive Officer) Retrieved 25 June 2014.
12. Sport Southland boss heading home Retrieved 25 June 2014.
13. Our staff Retrieved 25 June 2014.
14. "Volunteers wanted for ISPS Handa New Zealand Open golf tournament". Queenstown.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

External links

• Richard Hoskin at ESPNcricinfo
• Richard Hoskin at CricketArchive (subscription required)