Sir Alan Hotham

KCMG CB
Birth nameAlan Geoffrey Hotham
Born(1876-10-03)3 October 1876
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Died10 July 1965(1965-07-10) (aged 88)
Victoria, London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Comus
New Zealand Division
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Companions of the Order of the Bath
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1901Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 1
Runs scored 16
Batting average 8.00
100s/50s
Top score
Balls bowled 6
Wickets 0
Bowling average 6.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 0/6
Catches/stumpings
Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2010

Admiral Sir Alan Geoffrey Hotham, KCMG, CB (3 October 1876 – 10 July 1965) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He also played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1901.

Born the son of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Hotham, Hotham was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian on 3 October 1876 and played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1901.[1]

By then a Lieutenant, he was in September 1902 posted as a gunnery officer to the protected cruiser HMS Isis,[2] based at Dartmouth. He served during the First World War, commanding the C-class light cruiser HMS Comus at the Battle of Jutland.[3] He was appointed Director of Trade at the Admiralty in 1917 and Commodore Commanding the New Zealand Division in 1921[4] before serving as Director of Naval Intelligence at the Admiralty[5] from 1924 to 1927.[4] He retired from the navy in 1929 and became a member of Port of London Authority.[6] Hotham was Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod between 1934[7] and 1959. In this capacity he was present at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.[8]

He died in Victoria, London on 10 July 1965 at the age of 88.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "CricketWorld". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36861. London. 1 September 1902. p. 8.
  3. ↑ Battle of Jutland - Royal Navy Ships and Commanding Officers
  4. 1 2 Senior Royal Navy Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Maisel, Ephraim The Foreign Office and foreign policy, 1919-1926 p. 150
  6. ↑ "SUPPLEMENT 2335". Br Med J. 2 (4633): S175–S188. 1949. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.4633.s175. PMC 2051418.
  7. ↑ "No. 34103". The London Gazette. 9 November 1934. p. 7154.
  8. ↑ "No. 40020". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 November 1953. p. 6240.
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