John Hornsby (cricketer)
John Henry James Hornsby (18 April 1860 – 9 July 1926) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1887 to 1898 for Middlesex and various amateur teams. He was born in Grantham; died in Cuckfield Park.[1]
Hornsby was educated at Fettes College and Oxford University.[1] A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he was the leading wicket-taker on the Lord Hawke's XI tour of Ceylon and India in 1892-93, taking 120 wickets in all matches at an average of 11.26.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b John Hornsby at CricketArchive
- ^ "Lord Hawke's Team in India". Cricket: 55. 13 April 1893.
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