Joseph Birley
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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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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]
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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