Leland Hone (30 January 1853 – 31 December 1896[1]) was an Irish cricketer who played internationally for England and Ireland, in addition to playing first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club.[2]

Leland Hone
Hone in about 1878
Personal information
Born(1853-01-30)30 January 1853
Dublin, Ireland
Died31 December 1896(1896-12-31) (aged 43)
Dublin, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 14)2 January 1879 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 1 8
Runs scored 13 85
Batting average 6.50 7.08
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 7 27
Catches/stumpings 2/0 9/2
Source: CricketArchive, 16 May 2019

Playing career

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A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper,[1] Hone made his debut for Ireland in August 1875 playing against I Zingari. He played three more matches against I Zingari in August of each of the following three years, scoring 74 not out in 1877, his highest score for Ireland.[3] In 1878, he made his first-class debut, playing for the MCC against Cambridge University. After one more game against Oxford University[4] he was chosen to tour Australia under the captaincy of Lord Harris.[5]

When it became clear that the side lacked a regular wicket-keeper, Hone was drafted in for the only Test of the tour, playing against Australia in January 1879, becoming the first player to represent England without playing county cricket[5][6] and the first Irishman to represent England.[7]

He played four more first-class matches on the tour, two each against New South Wales and Victoria,[4] and returned to the Ireland team for matches against the MCC and Surrey that summer.[3] He played one final first-class match for the MCC in 1880 against Oxford University at Lord's.[4] He continued playing club cricket, and represented Ireland twice in 1883 before a final game against I Zingari in August 1888.[3]

Statistics

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In his matches for Ireland, he scored 321 runs at an average of 24.69. He took sixteen catches and six stumpings.[3] In his only Test match, he scored 13 runs and took two catches. In first-class cricket, he scored 85 runs at an average of 7.08, taking nine catches and two stumpings.[1]

Family

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Hone came from a cricketing family. His brothers William and Nathaniel also played for Ireland, as did his cousins William, Thomas and Jeffery. His nephew Pat Hone also played for Ireland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Cricket Archive profile. Cricketarchive.co.uk. Retrieved on 2 May 2018.
  2. ^ Teams played for by Leland Hone. Cricket Archive.
  3. ^ a b c d Leland Hone. StatsZone Ireland.
  4. ^ a b c First-class matches played by Leland Hone. Cricket Archive.
  5. ^ a b Leland Hone. Cricinfo.
  6. ^ "Curtly's seventh heaven". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  7. ^ Lynch, Steven (11 September 2006) Made in Ireland – and England's overseas World Cup six. Ask Steven column at Cricinfo.