Gerald Hornby

Gerald Hornby
Personal information
Full name
Gerald Frederick Hornby
Born9 June 1862
Wavertree, Lancashire, England
Died9 February 1890(1890-02-09) (aged 27)
Tarporley, Cheshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RelationsEdgar Hornby (brother)
Alan Hornby (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1882Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 1
Batting average 0.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 1
Balls bowled 36
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 May 2020

Gerald Frederick Hornby (9 June 1862 – 9 February 1890) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.

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

  1. ^ a b Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. pp. 335.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Hornby, Gerald Frederick" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Gerald Hornby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University, 1882". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 May 2020.