Newman Hoar
Newman Ronald Hoar was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket between the 1942–43 and 1944–45 seasons. He was born in 1920 at Masterton in Wairarapa, the son of Frank Hoar who played first-class matches for Wellington during the 1928–29 season.
A lower-order batsman and opening bowler, Hoar played his first two first-class matches for New Zealand services teams during World War II while serving with the Royal New Zealand Air Force. He later played four matches for Wellington [cricket team|Wellington] in the 1944–45 season. His highest score was 76, batting at number eight and top-scoring for Wellington against Canterbury in January 1945, and his best bowling figures were 3 for 68 against Auckland in his last first-class match a month later.
He also played Hawke Cup cricket from the 1938–39 season to 1958–59, representing Wairarapa and Nelson. In a Hawke Cup match for Wairarapa against Rangitikei in 1945–46 he scored 158 and 16 and took 5 for 48 and 3 for 41. In a two-day match for Nelson against Fiji in 1953–54 he scored 109 not out in 93 minutes.
Hoar and his wife Margaret had two daughters and three sons. He was a selector for the Central Districts cricket team after his playing career. He died at Masterton on 11 January 2017, and was buried at Riverside Park Lawn Cemetery.