{{short description|Australian cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Mortimer Hotchin | image = Mortimer Hotchin, 1921.png | image_size = 160px | fullname = Mortimer Douglas Hotchin | birth_date = {{birth date|1889|5|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = Melbourne, Australia | death_date = {{death date and age|1958|6|21|1889|5|20|df=yes}} | death_place = Melbourne, Australia | batting = | bowling = | role =
| club1 = Victoria | year1 = 1912-1915 | clubnumber1 = | club2 = | year2 = | clubnumber2 =
| date = 16 November | year = 2015 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5878.html Cricinfo }} '''Mortimer Hotchin''' (20 May 1889 – 21 June 1958) was an Australian cricketer. He played four first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1912 and 1915.<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5878.html |title=Mortimer Hotchin |accessdate=16 November 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> ==Cricket career== Hotchin was attending Scotch College as of 1902,<ref>{{cite news | title = School Speech Days| newspaper= The Argus|location=Melbourne, VIC| page =7 | date =12 December 1902| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9073783| access-date = 21 August 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = The Scotch College| newspaper= The Australasian|location=Melbourne, VIC| page =40 | date =27 December 1902| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138678259| access-date = 21 August 2021 }}</ref> and in 1906 he represented the College in a cricket match against alumni and scored a 50 not out.<ref>{{cite news | title = Public Schools Cricket| newspaper= The Age|location=Melbourne, VIC| page =10 | date =28 March 1906| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196324725| access-date = 21 August 2021 }}</ref> In 1907 he scored 248 in an innings in a school cricket match for the College.<ref>{{cite news | title = Public Schools Cricket| newspaper= Leader|location=Melbourne, VIC| page =15 | date =20 April 1907| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196653569| access-date = 21 August 2021 }}</ref>
In 1910 Hotchin began playing for the St. Kilda Cricket Club in district cricket,<ref>{{cite news | title = Close of the Cricket Season| newspaper= Leader|location=Melbourne, VIC| page =29| date =16 April 1910| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196489810| access-date = 21 August 2021 }}</ref> and the club won the district premiership that year.<ref>{{cite news | title = St. Kilda Cricket Club| newspaper= Prahran Telegraph|location=Melbourne, VIC| page =5| date =30 April 1910| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165109488| access-date = 21 August 2021 }}</ref> In 1912 he topped the batting averages for St. Kilda with an average of 54.26 over nine innings,<ref>{{cite news | title = The Cricket Dispute| newspaper= The Age|location=Melbourne, VIC| page =10| date =12 September 1912| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196265839| access-date = 21 August 2021 }}</ref> and in November that year he was selected to represent Victoria in a non Sheffield Shield First-class game against Western Australia and he opened the batting and scored 86 in Victoria's second innings.<ref>[https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1910S/1912-13/AUS_LOCAL/OTHERFC/VIC_WA_20-22NOV1912.html Victoria v Western Australia, 1912/13 Melbourne Cricket Ground 20,21,22 November 1912 (3-day match), scorecard at Cricinfo.com]</ref> In December 1912 he was selected in the Victorian Colts team.<ref>{{cite news | title = South Australian Gossip| newspaper= Referee|location=Sydney, NSW| page =13| date =31 December 1912| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122762055| access-date = 21 August 2021 }}</ref> In January 1913 the Victorian selectors were criticized for dropping Hotchin from the First-class team after his debut,<ref>{{cite news | title = Still the Cricket Split| newspaper= The Sun|location=Sydney, NSW| page =9| date =16 January 1913| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228695822| access-date = 21 August 2021 }}</ref> and he was re-selected for a Sheffield Shield game against South Australia in February 1913 although his batting was unremarkable in the game.<ref>[https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1910S/1912-13/AUS_LOCAL/SS/SOA_VIC_SS_28FEB-04MAR1913.html South Australia v Victoria, 1912/13 Adelaide Oval 28 February 1, 3, 4, March 1913 (timeless match), scorecard at Cricinfo.com]</ref>
In October 1914 it was reported Hotchin was having a strong start to the district season with his batting,<ref>{{cite news | title = Cricket| newspaper= The Argus|location=Melbourne, VIC| page =5| date =9 October 1914| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10810624| access-date = 21 August 2021 }}</ref> and in December he was selected in the Victorian squad as an emergency replacement batsman.<ref>{{cite news | title = Inter-State Teams| newspaper= Leader|location=Melbourne, VIC| page =19| date =26 December 1914| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92039221| access-date = 21 August 2021 }}</ref> He played in a match against New South Wales as Roy Park was unable to play in late December but only scored 15 and a duck.<ref>[http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1910S/1914-15/AUS_LOCAL/SS/VIC_NSW_SS_26-28DEC1914.html Sheffield Shield, 1914/15, Victoria v New South Wales, Melbourne Cricket Ground, 26,28 December 1914 (timeless match) at Cricinfo.com]</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Cricket| newspaper= The Ballarat Star|location=Ballarat, VIC| page =8| date =28 December 1914| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154512860| access-date = 21 August 2021 }}</ref> In January 1915 he was selected to represent Victoria against Tasmania but was unimpressive with the bat in what was his last First-class game.<ref>{{cite news | title = Inter-State Cricket| newspaper= The Mercury|location=Hobart, TAS| page =4| date =1 February 1915| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10402168| access-date = 21 August 2021 }}</ref> In March 1915 the Melbourne newspaper ''The Herald'' published an article praising his remarkable consistency noting that for the past four district seasons he had averaged 47.04 despite only making one century and the article criticized the selectors handling of him.<ref>{{cite news | title = Consistent Batsman| newspaper= The Herald|location=Melbourne, VIC| page =3| date =12 March 1915| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/242276909| access-date = 21 August 2021 }}</ref>
In December 1921 Hotchin was selected to represent the Victorian Second XI,<ref>{{cite news | title = Second Elevens| newspaper= The Argus|location=Melbourne, VIC| page =8| date =28 December 1921| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4611044| access-date = 21 August 2021 }}</ref> and he represented the Second XI again in December 1922.<ref>{{cite news | title = Sheffield Shield Cricket| newspaper= Arrow|location=Sydney, NSW| page =8| date =22 December 1922| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/103443302| access-date = 21 August 2021 }}</ref> As of November 1923 he had begun playing Lawn Tennis rather than cricket.<ref>{{cite news | title = Notes| newspaper= The Australasian|location=Melbourne, VIC| page =29| date =10 November 1923| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/140829248| access-date = 21 August 2021 }}</ref>
==See also== * List of Victoria first-class cricketers
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