| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | John Hayhurst Hope |
| Born | (1841-02-06)6 February 1841 Little Eaton, Derbyshire, England |
| Died | 12 November 1910(1910-11-12) (aged 69) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Role | Wicket-keeper |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1863/64–1866/67 | Otago |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 May 2016 | |
John Hayhurst Hope (6 February 1841 – 12 November 1910) was an English-born cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Otago between the 1863–64 and 1866–67 seasons.
Hope was born at Little Eaton in Derbyshire and educated at Aldenham. He played in the first four first-class matches played in New Zealand, all for Otago against Canterbury. A wicket-keeper, Hope scored a total of 84 runs and took 12 catches. In New Zealand he worked for the New Zealand Customs Department. He moved to Argentina in the late 1860s where he farmed cattle. He died in 1910 at the age of 69 at Buenos Aires in Argentina.
References
- ^ "John Hope". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "John Hope". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 69. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- Otago Daily Times, issue 4980, 2 February 1878, p. 2. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 18 July 2023.)
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