Leland Hone
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Leland Hone was a cricketer
who played for both England and Ireland, in addition to playing first-class cricket
for the MCC
.
, 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. In 1878, he made his first-class debut, playing for the MCC against Cambridge University
. After one more game against Oxford University
he was chosen to tour Australia
under the captaincy of Lord Harris.
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.
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.
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.
and Nathaniel
also played for Ireland, as did his cousins William
, Thomas
and Jeffery
. His nephew Pat Hone
also played for Ireland.
Cricketer
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who played for both England and Ireland, in addition to playing first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
for the MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
.
Playing career
A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeperWicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
, Hone made his debut for Ireland in August 1875 playing against I Zingari
I Zingari
I Zingari are English and Australian amateur cricket clubs.-History:...
. He played three more matches against I Zingari in August of each of the following three years, scoring 74 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
in 1877, his highest score for Ireland. In 1878, he made his first-class debut, playing for the MCC against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
. After one more game against Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
he was chosen to tour Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
under the captaincy of Lord Harris.
When it became clear that the side lacked a regular wicket-keeper, Hone was drafted in for the only Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
of the tour, playing against Australia in January 1879, becoming the first player to represent England without playing county cricket
County cricket
County cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. For the 2010 season, see 2010 English cricket season.-First-class counties:...
and the first Irishman to represent England.
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
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
that summer. He played one final first-class match for the MCC in 1880 against Oxford University at Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
. He continued playing club cricket, and represented Ireland twice in 1883 before a final game against I Zingari in August 1888.
Statistics
In his matches for Ireland, he scored 321 runsRun (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement...
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 WilliamWilliam Hone (cricketer)
William Hone was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played eleven times for the Ireland cricket team between 1861 and 1878 and also played nine first-class matches, mostly for the MCC....
and Nathaniel
Nathaniel Hone (cricketer)
Nathaniel Hone was an Irish cricketer who played nine times for the Ireland cricket team between 1868 and 1884.-Playing career:Hone made his debut for Ireland in August 1868, playing against I Zingari...
also played for Ireland, as did his cousins William
William Hone Junior
William Hone known as William Hone Junior to differentiate him from his cousin of the same name, was an Irish cricketer who played ten times for the Ireland cricket team between 1875 and 1884....
, Thomas
Thomas Hone
Thomas Hone was an Irish cricketer. He played just once for the Ireland cricket team, in August 1877, and was unsuccessful, scoring just one run in a match against I Zingari. Other members of his family played much more for Ireland, including his two brothers William and Jeffery and three cousins...
and Jeffery
Jeffery Hone
Jeffery Browning Hone was an Irish cricketer. He played twice for Ireland in September 1879 against Philadelphia, scoring a total of 28 runs in the two match series. The rest of his family played much more for Ireland...
. His nephew Pat Hone
Pat Hone
William Patrick "Pat" Hone MC was an Irish cricketer...
also played for Ireland.