| William Hoare | |
| Fullname: | William Hoare Lawrence[1] |
| Birth Date: | 23 October 1868 |
| Birth Place: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Death Place: | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Date: | 14 June 2020 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5854.html Cricinfo |
William Hoare (23 October 1868 - 16 December 1954) was an Australian cricketer. He played fourteen first-class matches for Queensland from 1892–93 to 1902–03.
As of 1883 Hoare was playing for Unions cricket club in Brisbane.[2] In 1884 he moved to Gregorys club,[3] and in 1886 he played for Windsor club.[4] In 1887 he played for a combined team representing the clubs competing in Brisbane Junior Cricket against a combined Dinmore and Goodna side.[5] In 1888 he played for Nelson cricket club.[6]
By early 1890 he was playing for Pembroke cricket club in the Southern Queensland Cricket Union competition,[7] but he moved to the South Brisbane Cricket Club later in the year.[8] By 1893 he was playing for Graziers' Cricket Club.[9] In March 1893 he was selected for a practice match between two Queensland sides played to decide who would represent the state in its inaugural first-class match against New South Wales and took 7 for 19,[10] a performance which earned him selection in the first-class game in March.[11]
When Brisbane electoral cricket was established in 1897 Hoare played for the Woolloongabba club in the new competition.[12]