Richard Hoskin

Richard Neville Hoskin (born 18 October 1959) is a former first-class cricketer who played for Otago from 1980 to 1993.

A right-handed batsman who usually batted at number three or four, Hoskin, who was born at Invercargill in 1959, played his first match for Southland in the sub-first-class Hawke Cup in 1977–78.

He made his first-class debut for Otago in 1980–81, and remained a fixture in the side until his retirement after the 1992–93 season.

[4] In 1987–88 he made 599 runs at 49.91, including three centuries – 101 against Auckland,[5] 157 against Northern Districts,[6] and 105 against Wellington[7] – to lead Otago's batting aggregates.

[9] When a Hawke Cup "team of the century" was selected to mark the centenary of the competition in 2011, he was one of the 11 players chosen.