Background
Hosie was the only son of the British diplomat and China expert Sir Alexander Hosie and his first wife, the former Florence Lindsay. He was born in Wenzhou in China and educated in England at Street Lawrence College, Ramsgate.
Hosie was the only son of the British diplomat and China expert Sir Alexander Hosie and his first wife, the former Florence Lindsay. He was born in Wenzhou in China and educated in England at Street Lawrence College, Ramsgate.
University of Oxford.
Hosie was a right-handed batsman who bowled occasional right-arm medium pace. Hosie made his first-class debut for Oxford University in 1913 against Kent. University Cricket
Hosie represented the University in 5 first-class matches in 1913, with his final match for the University coming against Hampshire.
He made two half-centuries for the university with a highest score of 60 against the Marylebone Cricket Club.
First Class In 1913, Hosie also made his debut for Hampshire against Yorkshire. Hosie represented the club in 3 first-class matches before the First World War and 77 more times from 1921 to 1935.
Hosie played infrequently for the club, having to manage his commitments in India. In his 77 matches for Hampshire, he scored 3,542 runs at an average of 26.83, with 17 half-centuries, 5 centuries and a high score of 155 against Yorkshire in 1928.
Hosie would represented the Europeans in 14 first-class matches from 1921 to 1929, with his final match for them coming against the Parsees in 1929.
1925 saw Hosie make his debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge University. Hosie played 7 first-class matches for the club from 1925 to 1938, with his final match for the club coming against Cambridge University. In his 7 matches for the club, he scored 287 runs at an average of 22.07, with a single half century score 63.
In 1935 Hosie made his debut for Bengal against the touring Australians.
He played 8 first-class matches for Bengal, with his final first-class match for Bengal coming against Bihard in 1937. In his matches for Bengal he scored 449 runs at an average of 32.07, with five half centuries and a high score of 82 against Central Provinces and Berar in 1936.
As well as playing first-class cricket for the above teams, Hosie also played first-class cricket for Bengal Governor"s XI, Military Cross Bird"s XI, Free Foresters, Europeans and Parsees, Europeans in the East, India, the Gentlemen, South of England, the Viceroy"s XI, the Rest of India, an Indian XI, Indian University Occasionals and Lord Tennyson"s XI.
Hosie died at Ashurst, Hampshire on 11 June 1957.