Sir John Hoskyns, 15th Baronet

Sir John Chevallier Hoskyns, 15th Baronet (23 May 1926 – 12 April 1956) was an English first-class cricketer, British Army officer, barrister, and clergyman.

The son of Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, he was born in May 1926 at Newnham, Cambridgeshire.[1] He was educated at Marlborough College.[2] Upon the death of his brother in April 1945, he succeeded him as the 15th Baronet of the Hoskyns baronets.[1] He finished his education at Marlborough during the Second World War and was commissioned into the King's Royal Rifle Corps as a second lieutenant in September 1945,[3] and was posted to Palestine and Kenya until 1948.[2]

After returning to England, Hoskyns matriculated to King's College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1949, making two appearances against Sussex and Warwickshire.[4] He scored 63 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 42 not out.[5] In addition to playing cricket for Cambridge, Hoskyns also captained the university field hockey team.[2] While at Cambridge he remained commissioned in the army. In April 1951 he was promoted to lieutenant, and was simultaneously made a temporary captain.[6] A member of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar to practice as a barrister in 1951, where he practiced on the Middle Circuit. During this time he lived in East London and in his spare time ran a boys' club.[2] Hoskyns gave up his legal practice in 1954 to take holy orders.[2] He died without issue in April 1956 at Powick, Worcestershire and was succeeded as the 16th Baronet by his brother, Sir Benedict Hoskyns.[1]