Nathaniel Hone was an Irish cricketer

Cricketer

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 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

I Zingari

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. He was bowled

Bowled

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 for a duck

Duck (cricket)

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 in the only Irish innings, and bowled for the only time in his international career, taking 1/20 in the second innings.

He would not play again for Ireland for almost ten years, making his return in August 1878, again playing against I Zingari. He played four times for Ireland in 1879, against the MCC

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 and Surrey

Surrey County Cricket Club

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 before touring North America, playing two matches against Philadelphia

Philadelphian cricket team

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. He scored 87 against the MCC, his only half-century

Century (cricket)

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 for Ireland. He played three more times for Ireland, his final game being against Philadelphia in June 1884.

Statistics

In all matches for Ireland, he scored 171 runs

Run (cricket)

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 at an average of 14.25. He took one wicket at an average

Bowling average

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 of 28.00.

Family

Hone came from a cricketing family. His brother William

William 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....

 played for Ireland, as did another brother Leland

Leland Hone

Leland Hone was a cricketer who played for both England and Ireland, in addition to playing first-class cricket for the MCC.-Playing career:...

, who also played Test cricket

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 for England. Three of 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...

 also played for Ireland, as did his nephew Pat Hone

Pat Hone

William Patrick "Pat" Hone MC was an Irish cricketer...

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