Brian was the brother of Garton Hone. He and his wife Enid had four children: civil engineer Christopher, academic Judith, corporate lawyer Geoffrey, and sportsman and educator David.
1933–1939: Taught at Marlborough College, Wiltshire, and was made head of the new department of English. While in England he wrote Cricket Practice and Tactics, (London, 1937).
He died in Paris on 28 May 1978. His remains lie near the Norfolk Island pine planted in Dr J E Bromby's[7] honour in the grounds of Melbourne Grammar School. He was a descendant of William Hone, via William's son the sculptor Alfred Hone.
Selected bibliography
R. M. Jukes, Liber Melburniensis, 4th edn, Melbourne Church of England Grammar School (Melbourne, 1965)
J. W. Hogg, Our Proper Concerns (Sydney, 1986)
C. E. Moorhouse, "Sir Brian Hone", Unicorn, Vol 14 No 1, February 1988
C. E. Moorhouse, Challenge and Response (Melbourne, 1989)
Reference and notes
^Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), 1 January 1969, It's an Honour
brian, hone, brian, william, hone, face, 1907, 1978, australian, headmaster, youth, first, class, cricketer, personal, informationfull, namesir, brian, william, honeborn, 1907, july, 1907semaphore, south, australiadied28, 1978, 1978, aged, paris, francebatting. Sir Brian William Hone OBE FACE 1907 1978 was an Australian headmaster and in his youth a first class cricketer 1 2 Brian HonePersonal informationFull nameSir Brian William HoneBorn 1907 07 01 1 July 1907Semaphore South AustraliaDied28 May 1978 1978 05 28 aged 70 Paris FranceBattingRight handedRoleBatsmanDomestic team informationYearsTeam1928 29 1929 30South Australia1931 1933Oxford UniversityFirst class debut30 November 1928 South Australia v VictoriaLast First class10 July 1933 Oxford University v Cambridge UniversityCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 44Runs scored 2768Batting average 40 11100s 50s 9 8Top score 170Balls bowled Wickets 0Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches stumpings 25 0Source CricketArchive 2 November 2011Brian was born on 1 July 1907 in the Adelaide suburb of Semaphore South Australia to Dr Frank Sandland Hone and his wife Lucy nee Henderson He was educated at Prince Alfred College and the University of Adelaide B A Hons 1928 where he won Blues in cricket football and tennis During the 1929 30 cricket season he opened the batting for South Australia scoring a century against Victoria and averaging nearly 50 In 1930 he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to attend New College Oxford B A 1932 M A 1938 and achieved honours in English C S Lewis was his tutor He won Blues in cricket and tennis 3 Brian was the brother of Garton Hone He and his wife Enid had four children civil engineer Christopher academic Judith corporate lawyer Geoffrey and sportsman and educator David 1933 1939 Taught at Marlborough College Wiltshire and was made head of the new department of English While in England he wrote Cricket Practice and Tactics London 1937 1940 1950 Headmaster Cranbrook School Sydney 4 1951 1970 Headmaster Melbourne Grammar School 5 1973 1974 Deputy Chancellor Monash University 6 He died in Paris on 28 May 1978 His remains lie near the Norfolk Island pine planted in Dr J E Bromby s 7 honour in the grounds of Melbourne Grammar School He was a descendant of William Hone via William s son the sculptor Alfred Hone Selected bibliography EditR M Jukes Liber Melburniensis 4th edn Melbourne Church of England Grammar School Melbourne 1965 J W Hogg Our Proper Concerns Sydney 1986 C E Moorhouse Sir Brian Hone Unicorn Vol 14 No 1 February 1988 C E Moorhouse Challenge and Response Melbourne 1989 Reference and notes Edit Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE 1 January 1969 It s an Honour Knight Bachelor 1 January 1970 It s an Honour Hone Sir Brian William 1907 1978 Weston Bate Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 14 Melbourne University Press 1996 pp 481 483 Cranbrook School Cranbrook School Headmasters Archived 19 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Melbourne Grammar School Senior School Archived from the original on 20 July 2008 Retrieved 3 February 2008 Former Officers of Monash University John Edward Bromby MA DD was appointed first Headmaster of Melbourne Grammar School in 1858 External links EditPhoto of B Hone Third Headmaster Cranbrook School 1940 1950 Photo of Brian William Hone circa 1940 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian Hone amp oldid 1122280429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
