John Henry James Hornsby (18 April 1860 – 9 July 1926) was an English cricketer who played

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from 1887 to 1898 for

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and various

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teams. He was born in

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; died in Cuckfield Park.John Hornsby at CricketArchive
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and

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. A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he was the leading wicket-taker on the Lord Hawke's XI tour of Ceylon and India in 1892-93, taking 120 wickets in all matches at an average of 11.26.

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* 1860 births 1926 deaths Sportspeople from Grantham People educated at Fettes College English cricketers Middlesex cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Gentlemen of England cricketers East of England cricketers Lord Hawke's XI cricketers Oxford and Cambridge Universities Past and Present cricketers C. I. Thornton's XI cricketers Hurst Park Club cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1860s-stub