Alan Hotham


Sir Alan Hotham

Hotham pictured in 1922
Birth nameAlan Geoffrey Hotham
Born(1876-10-03)3 October 1876
Died10 July 1965(1965-07-10) (aged 88)
Victoria, London, England
Buried
Lennel Kirk
55°39′50″N 2°13′41″W / 55.6638°N 2.2280°W / 55.6638; -2.2280
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
Service years1890–1929
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMS Aurora
HMS Comus
New Zealand Division
Director of Naval Intelligence
Conflicts
AwardsOrder of St Michael and St George
Legion of Honour
Order of the Rising Sun
Order of the Bath
Cricket career
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1901Hampshire
1905Devon
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 16
Batting average 8.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 11
Balls bowled 6
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2010

Admiral Sir Alan Geoffrey Hotham KCMG CB (3 October 1876 — 10 July 1965) was a Royal Navy officer and a Scottish first-class cricketer. Graduating from the Britannia Royal Naval College in 1892, Hotham served in the Royal Navy until 1929, seeing action in the First World War, serving as the Director of Naval Intelligence, and rising to the rank of admiral. He also played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1901, and minor counties cricket for Devon in 1905.