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Full name | Joseph Hornby Birley | ||||||||||||||
Born | 12 March 1827 Manchester, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 5 October 1881 Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England | (aged 54)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 30 December 2019 |
Joseph Hornby Birley JP (12 March 1827 – 5 October 1881) was an English first-class cricketer.
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]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Joseph Hornby Birley | ||||||||||||||
Born | 12 March 1827 Manchester, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 5 October 1881 Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England | (aged 54)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 30 December 2019 |
Joseph Hornby Birley JP (12 March 1827 – 5 October 1881) was an English first-class cricketer.
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]