Leland Hone

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = Eng
name = Leland Hone
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat (RHB)
bowling style =
tests = 1
test runs = 13
test bat avg = 6.50
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 7
test balls = 0
test wickets = -
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = -
test catches/stumpings = 2/0
FCs = 8
FC runs = 85
FC bat avg = 7.08
FC 100s/50s = 0/0
FC top score = 27
FC balls = 0
FC wickets = -
FC bowl avg = -
FC 5s = -
FC 10s = -
FC best bowling = -
FC catches/stumpings = 9/2
debut date = 2 January
debut year = 1879
last date = 4 January
last year = 1879
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/31/31.html

Leland Hone (born 30 January 1853 in Dublin, Ireland; died 31 December 1896 in Dublin, Ireland [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/0/31/31.html Cricket Archive profile] ] ) was a cricketer who played for both England and Ireland, in addition to playing first-class cricket for the MCC. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/0/31/all_teams.html Teams played for by Leland Hone at Cricket Archive] ]

Playing career

A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, Hone made his debut for Ireland in August 1875 playing against I Zingari. He played three more matches against I Zingari in August of each of the following three years, scoring 74 not out in 1877, his highest score for Ireland. [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/ire886.htm CricketEurope Stats Zone profile] ] In 1878, he made his first-class debut, playing for the MCC against Cambridge University. After one more game against Oxford University [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/0/31/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Leland Hone at Cricket Archive] ] he was chosen to tour Australia under the captaincy of Lord Harris. [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14257.html Cricinfo profile] ]

When it became clear that the side lacked a regular wicket-keeper, Hone was drafted in for the only Test of the tour, playing against Australia in January 1879, becoming the first player to represent England without playing county cricket and the first Irishman to represent England. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/259130.html Ask Steven column at Cricinfo] ]

He played four more first-class matches on the tour, two each against New South Wales and Victoria, and returned to the Ireland team for matches against the MCC and Surrey that summer. He played one final first-class match for the MCC in 1880 against Oxford University at Lord's. He continued playing club cricket, and represented Ireland twice in 1883 before a final game against I Zingari in August 1888.

tatistics

In his matches for Ireland, he scored 321 runs at an average of 24.69. He took sixteen catches and six stumpings. In his only Test match, he scored 13 runs and took two catches. In first-class cricket, he scored 85 runs at an average of 7.08, taking nine catches and two stumpings.

Family

Hone came from a cricketing family. His brothers William and Nathaniel also played for Ireland, as did his cousins William, Thomas and Jeffery. His nephew Pat Hone also played for Ireland.

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