Joseph Birley

Joseph Hornby Birley JP (12 March 1827 – 5 October 1881) was an English first-class cricketer.

Joseph Birley
Personal information
Full name
Joseph Hornby Birley
Born12 March 1827
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Died5 October 1881(1881-10-05) (aged 54)
Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire,
England
BattingUnknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 15
Batting average 7.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 14
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2019

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

  1. "Joseph Hornby Birley". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. p. 81.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Joseph Birley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. "Sheffield v Manchester, 1852". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2019.


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