Nathaniel Hone (cricketer, born 1861)
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| Full name | Nathaniel Thomas Hone | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 1861 Monkstown, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 August 1881 (aged 20) Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| 1881 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Nathaniel Thomas Hone (21 June 1861 in Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland – 1 August 1881 in Limerick, Ireland) was an Irish cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University.[1][2]
Born in Monkstown, County Dublin and educated in Dublin and at Rugby where he was an excellent horse rider and polo player,[3] he went on to attend Trinity Hall, Cambridge.[4] Whilst there, he played three first-class cricket matches in June 1881, playing against Lancashire and the MCC before gaining his blue against Oxford University.[5]
However, his life would end in tragic circumstances just five weeks later. Whilst on a cricket tour of Limerick, he was feeling unwell and went into a chemist to ask for a black draught. By mistake, the assistant gave him a dose of carbolic acid and he died in great pain a few hours later.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Cricket Archive profile
- ^ Report of death of Nathaniel Hone Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, Limerick Chronicle, 2 August 1881
- ^ a b Profile by Don Ambrose at Cricket Archive
- ^ "Hone, Nathaniel Thomas (HN879NT)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ First-class matches played by Nathaniel Hone at Cricket Archive
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