William Horner (cricketer)

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William Horner
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Horner
Born1830
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died1905 (aged 74/75)
Conwy, Caernarfonshire, Wales
BattingUnknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 64
Batting average 8.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 18
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 November 2019

William Horner (baptised 17 October 1830[1] – 1905) was an English first-class cricketer.

Horner was born at Liverpool in 1830 and educated at Repton School.[1]

He played first-class cricket on four occasions for the , making his first-class debut against the at The Oval in 1858, with his three further first-class appearances in 1858–59 all coming against the Gentlemen of the South.[2] Across his four first-class matches, Horner scored 64 runs with a high score of 18.[3]

Below first-class he played at county level for the Lancashire Gentlemen, for Cheshire while playing at club level for Birkenhead Park, and made one appearance for Shropshire in 1865 without scoring any runs or taking a wicket.[4]

He died at Conwy in Wales in 1905.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. p. 16. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Horner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Horner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. ^ Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. pp. 16, 46. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.

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