Gerald Frederick Hornby (9 June 1862 – 9 February 1890) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.
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Full name | Gerald Frederick Hornby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 9 June 1862 Wavertree, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 February 1890 Tarporley, Cheshire, England | (aged 27)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Edgar Hornby (brother) Alan Hornby (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1882 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 May 2020 |
The son of Henry Hugh Hornby, he was born in June 1862 at Wavertree. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1882.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed without scoring by Billy Barnes in the Oxford first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed for a single run by Wilfred Flowers.[4]
After graduating from Oxford, Hornby became a schoolmaster, being employed firstly at a school in Hillingdon in 1885, before proceeding to Bilton Grange in 1887. Hornby died in February 1890 at Tarporley, Cheshire.[1] His brother Edgar and nephew Alan Hornby both played first-class cricket.
References
edit- ^ a b Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. pp. 335.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Gerald Hornby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University, 1882". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2020.