Thomas Hone
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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 William
, Nathaniel
and Leland
. Leland also played Test cricket
for England.
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. He played just once for the Ireland cricket team, in August 1877, and was unsuccessful, scoring just one run
Run (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...
in a match against I Zingari
I Zingari
I Zingari are English and Australian amateur cricket clubs.-History:...
. Other members of his family played much more for Ireland, including his two brothers 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....
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...
and three cousins 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....
, 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...
and 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:...
. Leland also played Test cricket
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...
for England.