Joseph Birley

Joseph Hornby Birley JP (12 March 1827 – 5 October 1881) was an English first-class cricketer.

Joseph Birley

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Hornby Birley
Born	12 March 1827 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Died	5 October 1881 (aged 54) Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England
Batting	Unknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 15 Batting average 7.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 14 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2019

The son of Hugh Hornby Birley and Cicely Hornby, he was born at Manchester in March 1827.[1] He was educated at Winchester College, after which he became a merchant at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire.[2] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Manchester against Sheffield at Hyde Park in 1852.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for a single run in Manchester's first-innings by Henry Wright, while in their second-innings he was run out for 14.[4] Birley later became a justice of the peace and he died at Newton-le-Willows in October 1881.[2]

References

1. "Joseph Hornby Birley". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
2. Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. p. 81.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Joseph Birley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
4. "Sheffield v Manchester, 1852". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

External links

• Joseph Birley at ESPNcricinfo