Thomas John Hearne (3 July 1887 – 25 May 1947) was an English first-class cricketer who played one match for Middlesex, in which he did not bat or bowl.

Career

A member of the famous Hearne cricketing family, Hearne was the son of

George Francis Hearne George Francis Hearne (1851–1931) was an English first-class cricketer. He was the son of Tom Hearne and played once for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1882. He became the long-serving MCC pavilion clerk at Lord's. See also * The Hearne fa ...

, and the grandson of Thomas Hearne, and was related to five Test cricketers.Thomas Hearne player profile
– Cricket Archive. Retrieved 5 June 2012. He made his debut for the Middlesex Second XI in a match against the Kent Second XI in 1906 at

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, taking four wickets. Hearne was selected to play for Middlesex in a first-class match against the touring

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, held at Lord's in July 1908, as a late replacement for his cousin,

J. T. Hearne John Thomas Hearne (3 May 1867 – 17 April 1944)
cricinfo.com (known as Jack Hearne, J. T. Hearne or Old Jack Hearne ...

. Scheduled as a three-day game, the match was completed in one day, with Hearne absent for the entire match. Hearne made one further appearance for the Middlesex Second XI, in 1909 against the Kent Second XI at the

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in West Malling, but did not play any further first-class games. After the conclusion of the First World War, Hearne began playing in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship with

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, representing the county in eight matches during the

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and 1923 cricket seasons. His best performance for Berkshire was against Cornwall in August 1922, when he took 6/44 in Cornwall's first innings and nine wickets for the match.Berkshire v Cornwall
– Cricket Archive. Retrieved 5 June 2012. Hearne died in

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, Dorset, in 1947, at the age of 59.

References

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