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Alexander Lindsay "Alec" Hosie (6 August 1890 – 11 June 1957) was an English first-class cricketer who played for a large number of teams in England and India.[1] Hosie was a right-handed batsman who bowled occasional right-arm medium pace. He also served as the president of Calcutta Cricket and Football Club.[2]
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| Full name | Alexander Lindsay Hosie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 August 1890 Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 June 1957 (aged 66) Ashurst, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1913 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1913–1935 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925/26–1929/30 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925–1938 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935/36–1937/38 | Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 March 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life and wartime cricket
editHosie was the only son of the British diplomat and China expert Sir Alexander Hosie and his first wife, Florence Lindsay.[3] He was born in Wenzhou in China, but was educated in England at St Lawrence College, Ramsgate.[4] From there, he matriculated to Magdalen College, Oxford.[4] At Oxford, he was a triple blue in association football, field hockey, and lawn tennis.[5] At Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club against Kent at Oxford in 1913. He made four further first-class appearances for Oxford in 1913, in addition to playing three matches for Hampshire in the County Championship.[6] After graduating from Oxford, Hosie moved to British India.
During the First World War, he was commissioned into the British Indian Army Reserve as a second lieutenant in March 1917.[7] Hosie gained promotion to lieutenant in March 1918.[8] A member of the European community in Calcutta,[9] Hosie played first-class cricket in India during the war, playing twice for Bengal Governor's XI against a Maharaja of Cooch-Behar's XI at Calcutta in November 1917 and December 1918, and shortly after the war for Morice Bird's personal team against the Maharaja of Cooch-Behar's XI in January 1919;[6] in the latter match, he scored his maiden first-class century, making 158 runs.[10]
Post-war cricket
editHosie returned to England in 1921, where he was engaged by Hampshire as their deputy-captain.[11] He played for Hampshire on 24 occasions during the 1921 season, 22 of which came in the County Championship. Alongside playing for Hampshire in 1921, he also played for the Free Foresters against Oxford University.[6] The 1921 season saw Hosie pass 1,000 runs in a season for the first time, with 1,041 at an average of 24.20.[12] Returning to India after the 1921 season, Hosie made two appearances in the 1921–22 Bombay Quadrangular for the Europeans cricket team against the Hindus and the Parsees. Over the proceeding two years, he remained in India and played predominantly for the Europeans in the Bombay Quadrangular.[6] Against the Hindus in the December 1924, he made 200 runs in an innings; this would be the only occurrence of a double-century in the history of the Bombay Tournament.[13]
Hosie returned returned to England upon the death of his father in March 1925.[14] He remained in England during the summer of 1925, playing ten times in the County Championship and twice for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford and Cambridge Universities.[6]
77 more times from 1921 to 1935. He played infrequently for Hampshire, having to manage his commitments in India. In his 77 matches for Hampshire, he scored 3,542 runs at an average of 26.83, with 17 half-centuries, 5 centuries and a high score of 155 against Yorkshire in 1928.
In 1921 Hosie made his debut for the Europeans (India) against the Hindus. Hosie represented the Europeans in 14 first-class matches from 1921 to 1929. Hosie scored 921 runs for them at an average of 38.37, with five half centuries, two centuries and a career-high score of 200 against the Hindus in 1924.
In 1935 Hosie made his debut for Bengal against the touring Australians. He played eight first-class matches for Bengal between 1935 and 1937, scoring 449 runs at an average of 32.07, with five half centuries and a high score of 82 against Central Provinces and Berar in 1936.
As well as playing first-class cricket for the above teams, Hosie also played first-class cricket for Bengal Governor's XI, MC Bird's XI, Free Foresters, Europeans and Parsees, Europeans in the East, India, the Gentlemen, South of England, the Viceroy's XI, the Rest of India, an Indian XI, Indian University Occasionals and Lord Tennyson's XI.
Death
editHosie died at Ashurst, Hampshire, in June 1957 aged 66.
References
edit- ^ "Player Profile: Alexander Hosie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Calcutta Cricket and Football Club — Past Presidents". ccfc1792.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Obituary: Sir Alexander Hosie". The Times. No. 43907. London. 11 March 1925. p. 16 – via Gale.
- ^ a b "Obituary". The Times. No. 53865. London. 12 June 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Gale.
- ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1957". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "First-Class Matches played by Alexander Hosie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "No. 30138". The London Gazette. 19 June 1917. p. 6064.
- ^ "No. 30992". The London Gazette. 5 November 1918. p. 13008.
- ^ Wilde, Simon (2018). England: The Biography: The Story of English Cricket. New York City: Simon & Schuster. p. 99. ISBN 9781471154867.
- ^ "MC Bird's XI v Maharaja of Cooch-Behar's XI, Other First-Class matches in India 1918/19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Cricket". Hampshire Advertiser. Southampton. 9 July 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Alexander Hosie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Mukherji, Raju (2015). Eden Gardens Legend & Romance. Kolkatatoday.com. p. 176.
- ^ "Death of Sir Alexander Hosie". Yeovil: Western Gazette. 11 March 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.