John Kenneth Hosking (10 March 1913 – 1999[1]) was an English cricketer active in the 1930s. Hosking, whose batting and bowling styles are unknown, played in one first-class cricket match.

Ken Hosking
Personal information
Full name
John Kenneth Hosking
Born(1913-03-10)10 March 1913
Camborne, Cornwall, England
Died1999
Canterbury, Kent, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1935/36Mysore
1932–1938Cornwall
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 32
Batting average 16.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 30
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 January 2015

Hosking made his debut for Cornwall against the Kent Second XI in the 1932 Minor Counties Championship.[2] He continued to play minor counties cricket for Cornwall until 1934, after which he left England for the British Raj. While there he played a single first-class match for Mysore against Madras in the 1935–36 Ranji Trophy at the Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore.[3] He scored 30 runs in Mysore's first-innings, before being dismissed by Ram Singh, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 2 runs by Morappakam Gopalan, with Madras winning the match by 109 runs.[4] Upon returning to England, Hosking played eight Minor Counties Championship matches for Cornwall in 1938.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ken Hosking profile". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ken Hosking". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Kenneth Hosking". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Mysore v Madras, 1935/36 Ranji Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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