Background
He was born at Street Pancras, London, and died at Paddington, also in London.
He was born at Street Pancras, London, and died at Paddington, also in London.
Hope-Grant played as a lower-order batsman in two matches for Cambridge University in 1861 and 1863, the second of which was the annual University match against Oxford University. He also played for Master Control Console in 1862 and 1863. Full statistics are not available for all of his games, but he certainly bowled in one match, taking two wickets, though neither his bowling nor his batting style is known.
Hope-Grant was educated at Harrow School.
He was vicar of Kimbolton, then in Huntingdonshire, now in Cambridgeshire, from 1868 to his death, and also acted as a chaplain to the Prince of Wales.