Herbert Hearne

Herbert Hearne
Hearne in 1888
Personal information
Full name
Herbert Hearne
Born(1862-03-15)15 March 1862
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire
Died13 June 1906(1906-06-13) (aged 44)
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RelationsJ.T. Hearne (brother)
Walter Hearne (brother)
Other family
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1884–1886Kent
FC debut26 May 1884 Kent v Hampshire
Last FC12 August 1886 Kent v Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 25
Runs scored 252
Batting average 9.33
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 36
Balls bowled 3,129
Wickets 57
Bowling average 24.82
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/27
Catches/stumpings 16/–
Source: CricInfo, 30 October 2017

Herbert Hearne (15 March 1862 – 13 June 1906) was an English professional cricketer. He was born at Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire, the son of William Hearne who was considered a good local cricketer.[1][2]

He played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club as a fast bowler and right-handed batsman between 1884 and 1886. After being awarded his county cap in 1885 and making 25 appearances for Kent, he was forced the retire from cricket due to injury.[3][4] He made one appearance for Shropshire County Cricket Club in a non-first-class match in 1893 while club professional for Newbold Royal and also played for Buckinghamshire.[4][5] He was a member of the extended Hearne family of cricketers, his brothers J.T.Hearne and Walter Hearne being better known.[3]

Hearne died at Chalfont St Giles in 1906 aged 44.[1]

  1. ^ a b Herbert Hearne, CricInfo. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  2. ^ William Hearne Obituaries in 1908, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1909. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  3. ^ a b Herbert Hearne, Obituaries in 1906, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1907. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  4. ^ a b Herbert Hearne, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  5. ^ Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. pp. 16, 45. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.