A. H. Hornby

Albert Henry Hornby (29 July 1877 – 6 September 1952) was an English cricketer active from 1898 to 1914 who played for Lancashire. The son of A. N. Hornby, he was born in Church Minshull, Cheshire, and educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] He appeared in 292 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman and an occasional wicketkeeper. He scored 9,784 runs with a highest score of 129 among eight centuries and held 220 catches with one stumping. He was renowned for his daring running between the wickets, quite unusual in his time. GL Jessop referred to him as “a bustler”.[2]

A. H. Hornby

Personal information
Born	29 July 1877 Church Minshull, Cheshire, England
Died	6 September 1952 (aged 75) North Kilworth, Leicestershire, England
Batting	Right-hand
Relations	A. N. Hornby (father)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1898–1914	Lancashire County Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 292 Runs scored 9784 Batting average 24.58 100s/50s 8/- Top score 129 Balls bowled 269 Wickets 3 Bowling average 89.66 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/13 Catches/stumpings 217/2
Source: Albert Hornby. ESPN Cricket archive

He was the Lancashire club captain from 1908 until 1914.[3] During World War I he served in the Army Remount Service with the rank of Captain.[1] He died in North Kilworth, Leicestershire.

References

1. "Hornby, Albert Henry (HNBY896AH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
2. Jessop, GL (6 August 1921). "My Reminisces". The Cricketer. 1:15: 2.
3. A. H. Hornby at CricketArchive