He made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Oxford University at Bournemouth in 1949, with Dare playing a second match that season against the Combined Services at Portsmouth.
[10] With the emergence of spinners Mervyn Burden and Peter Sainsbury, Dare was released by Hampshire at the end of the 1954 season.
[12] Dare signed as the professional and coach for Torquay Cricket Club in November 1955,[13][14] and in his first season he claimed over 100 wickets.
[19] A centre-forward,[20] Dare began his football career with Alton, playing for the club in the 1948–49 Hampshire Intermediate Cup.
[22] He left Southampton after one season, having not featured in the first team, and was subsequently signed by Exeter for £250,[23] following negotiations between Southampton manager Sid Cann and his contemporary at Exeter, George Roughton;[24] Dare had initially declined the move, fearing it would interfere with his cricket career.
[27] Dare was persuaded to relocate from High Wycombe in 1974 to take up the post of head cricket coach and groundsman at King's College School in Wimbledon.