[2] Hoare was the son of the cleric William Henry Hoare, of Oakfield, Crawley, Sussex, and his wife Araminta Anne Hamilton (died 1888), daughter of Sir John Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Woodbrook.
He made two first-class appearances for Sussex, the first came against England at Lord's in 1853, while the second came against the Marylebone Cricket Club at E Tredcroft's Ground, Horsham.
[6] In his second match, Sussex won the toss and elected to bat first, making 165 all out, with Hoare ending the innings not out on 5.
The Marylebone Cricket Club were then dismissed for 129 in their first-innings, to which Sussex responded in their second-innings with just 64 all out, with Hoare ending the innings not out without scoring.
Set 101 for victory, the Marylebone Cricket Club chased down their target to win by 6 wickets.