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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
Matches	1
Runs scored	15
Batting average	7.50
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	14
Catches/stumpings	1/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2019

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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]

References

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

External links

Joseph Birley at ESPNcricinfo

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[PEER-1] "Joseph Hornby Birley". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[BOOK-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.

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 '''Joseph Hornby Birley''' {{postnominal|JP}} (12 March 1827 – 5 October 1881) was an [[English people|English]] first-class [[cricket]]er.
-The son of [[Hugh Hornby Birley]] and Cicely Hornby, he was born at [[Manchester]] in March 1827.<ref name="PEER">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p38314.htm#i383136 |title=Joseph Hornby Birley |publisher=www.thepeerage.com |accessdate=2019-12-31}}</ref> He was educated at [[Winchester College]], after which he became a merchant at [[Newton-le-Willows|Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register |date=1907 |publisher=P. and G. Wells |pages=81 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=RQkCAAAAYAAJ |language=en}}</ref> He made a single appearance in [[first-class cricket]] for [[Manchester Cricket Club|Manchester]] against [[Sheffield Cricket Club|Sheffield]] at [[Hyde Park (cricket ground)|Hyde Park]] in 1852.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/36/36379/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Joseph Birley |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-12-31}}</ref> Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for a single run in Manchester's first-innings by [[Henry Wright (cricketer)|Henry Wright]], while in their second-innings he was [[run out]] for 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/0/959.html |title=Sheffield v Manchester, 1852 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-12-31}}</ref> Birley later became a [[Justice_of_the_peace#England_and_Wales|justice of the peace]]. He died at Newton-le-Willows in October 1881.
+The son of [[Hugh Hornby Birley]] and Cicely Hornby, he was born at [[Manchester]] in March 1827.<ref name="PEER">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p38314.htm#i383136 |title=Joseph Hornby Birley |publisher=www.thepeerage.com |accessdate=2019-12-31}}</ref> He was educated at [[Winchester College]], after which he became a merchant at [[Newton-le-Willows|Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire]].<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book |title=Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register |date=1907 |publisher=P. and G. Wells |pages=81 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RQkCAAAAYAAJ |language=en}}</ref> He made a single appearance in [[first-class cricket]] for [[Manchester Cricket Club|Manchester]] against [[Sheffield Cricket Club|Sheffield]] at [[Hyde Park (cricket ground)|Hyde Park]] in 1852.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/36/36379/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Joseph Birley |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-12-31}}</ref> Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for a single run in Manchester's first-innings by [[Henry Wright (cricketer)|Henry Wright]], while in their second-innings he was [[run out]] for 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/0/959.html |title=Sheffield v Manchester, 1852 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-12-31}}</ref> Birley later became a [[Justice of the peace#England and Wales|justice of the peace]] and he died at Newton-le-Willows in October 1881.<ref name="BOOK"/>
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