Gerald Hornby

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

Gerald Hornby

Personal information
Full name	Gerald Frederick Hornby
Born	9 June 1862 Wavertree, Lancashire, England
Died	9 February 1890 (aged 27) Tarporley, Cheshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Relations	Edgar Hornby (brother) Alan Hornby (nephew)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1882	Oxford 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

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. Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. pp. 335.
2. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 691.
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.

External links

• Gerald Hornby at ESPNcricinfo