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'''Joseph Hornby Birley''' {{postnominal|JP}} (12 March 1827 – 5 October 1881) was an [[English people|English]] first-class [[cricket]]er. |
'''Joseph Hornby Birley''' {{postnominal|JP}} (12 March 1827 – 5 October 1881) was an [[English people|English]] first-class [[cricket]]er. |
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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. |
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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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