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Sir (Frank) Cyril Hawker (21 July 1900 – 22 February 1991) was an English banker and .
Hawker was born in Epping in 1900, the son of Frank Charles Hawker. He was educated at the City of London School between 1913 and 1919.
Hawker left the Bank in 1962 to become Chairman of The Standard Bank Ltd. He was also Chairman of The Bank of West Africa (1965-1973), Union Zaïroise de Banques (1969-1974), The Chartered Bank (1973-1974). After orchestrating its merger in 1969, he then became first chairman of the Standard Chartered Banking Group until 1974.
Amongst his many other roles, he was Deputy Chairman of Midland and International Banks.
He was heavily involved in the running and administration of the game as well, serving as chairman of the Minor Counties Cricket Association before becoming President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1970–1971. The announcement of Hawker's MCC appointment in May 1970 came amid discussion over apartheid South Africa's tour of England in 1970, 'Stop the Seventy Tour' protestors considered it a provocative move by the MCC given Hawker strong links to South Africa through Standard Chartered. He presided over the creation of the Limited Overs International format, which first took place in Melbourne in 1971 during his presidency.
Hawker was a sporting all rounder and was also chairman of the Amateur Football Association (AFA) in 1971. He was Vice-President of the National Playing Fields Association from 1976 until his death, and Hon. Vice-President of the Football Association in 1970.
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