Herbert Hearne (15 March 1862 – 13 June 1906) was an English professional

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er. He was born at Chalfont St Giles in

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, the son of William Hearne who was considered a good local cricketer.Herbert Hearne

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. Retrieved 2016-10-29.William Hearne
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'', 1909. Retrieved 2017-10-29. He played

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for

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as a fast bowler and right-handed batsman between 1884 and 1886. After being awarded his county cap in 1885 and making 25 appearances for Kent, he was forced the retire from cricket due to injury.Herbert Hearne
Obituaries in 1906, ''

'', 1907. Retrieved 2017-10-29.Herbert Hearne
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in a non-first-class match in 1893 while club professional for Newbold Royal and also played for

.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. He was a member of the extended

Hearne family The Hearne family was a notable English cricketing family. Thirteen members of the family played first-class cricket, including five for Kent County Cricket Club and five for Middlesex County Cricket Club. Six played Test cricket: four for Eng ...

of cricketers, his brothers

J.T.Hearne John Thomas Hearne (3 May 1867 – 17 April 1944)
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and

Walter Hearne Walter Hearne (15 January 1864 - 2 April 1925) was an English professional cricketer for Kent County Cricket Club towards the end of the 19th century. He played primarily as a bowler but suffered from injuries and his career was cut short as a r ...

being better known. Hearne died at Chalfont St Giles in 1906 aged 44.

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1862 births 1906 deaths English cricketers Kent cricketers Cricketers from Buckinghamshire {{England-cricket-bio-1860s-stub