Full Name

John Henry James Hornsby

Born

April 18, 1860, Barrowby, Grantham, Lincolnshire

Died

July 09, 1926, Cuckfield Park, Sussex, (aged 66y 82d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Slow Left arm Orthodox

Education

Fettes College

John Hornsby was a good field, a safe catch and a useful slow bowler. He was in the Fettes XI in 1878 and 1879, being captain the latter year, and in 1893 played for Middlesex v Gloucestershire at Lord's. He took part in three tours abroad, visiting India with Mr. GF Vernon's team in 1889-90 and with that of Lord Hawke three years later, and also being a member of the latter's side to the United States and Canada in the autumn of 1891. His bowling proved very successful during his two trips to India. In 1889-90, when he took most wickets (69) and headed the averages, he had an analysis of 13 for 78 against Bombay Gymkhana. In 1892-3 his victims numbered 120, at a cost of 11.23 runs each. During the latter tour he obtained 8 for 27 v Bangalore, bowled unchanged with C. Heseltine against a Native XI in Madras, and had an analysis of 15 for 86 in a match with the Parsees in Bombay which the visitors won by seven runs. In America he did not meet with such outstanding success, but in the game with the Boston AA, at Longwood, he and Sammy Woods bowled unchanged through both innings, one of his analyses being 4 for 9.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

John Hornsby Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC315446785613.5603220

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR5w10w
FC311942893528/4017.172.7537.332

Debut/Last Matches of John Hornsby

FC Matches

Span
1887 - 1898

Recent Matches of John Hornsby

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
M.C.C. vs Yorkshire0 & 9*--28-Aug-1893ScarboroughFC
Ox and Camb vs Australians131/8431-Jul-1893PortsmouthFC
M.C.C. vs Oxford Uni41/17 & 3/3205-Jun-1893OxfordFC
Middlesex vs Gloucs4 & 00/1429-May-1893Lord'sFC
M.C.C. vs Cambridge U5 & 151/18 & 0/2025-May-1893CambridgeFC