Sir Alan Hotham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Hotham pictured in 1922 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Alan Geoffrey Hotham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 October 1876 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 July 1965 (aged 88) Victoria, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buried | Lennel Kirk 55°39′50″N 2°13′41″W / 55.6638°N 2.2280°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service/ |  Royal Navy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1890–1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Admiral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commands | HMS Aurora HMS Comus New Zealand Division Director of Naval Intelligence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Awards | Order of St Michael and St George Legion of Honour Order of the Rising Sun Order of the Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1905 | Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Admiral Sir Alan Geoffrey Hotham KCMG CB (3 October 1876 — 10 July 1965) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and an officer in the Royal Navy. 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.