Tom Hearne

Tom Hearne
Tom Hearne, c.1895
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Hearne
Born(1826-09-04)4 September 1826
Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire
Died13 May 1900(1900-05-13) (aged 73)
Ealing, Middlesex
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium (roundarm)
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1857–1876Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
1858–1864United England Eleven (UEE)
1859–1863Middlesex XI
1860–1872England XI
1860–1872South
1863–1869Players
1864–1875Middlesex CCC
1872United South of England Eleven (USEE)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 173
Runs scored 5,048
Batting average 18.55
100s/50s 4/21
Top score 146
Balls bowled 11,948
Wickets 292
Bowling average 14.10
5 wickets in innings 16
10 wickets in match 2
Best bowling 6/12
Catches/stumpings 116/7
Source: CricketArchive, 2 November 2022

Thomas Hearne (4 September 1826 – 13 May 1900)[1] was an English professional cricketer who played for Middlesex county teams, including the new county club, from 1859 to 1875. He was employed by Marylebone Cricket Club on their ground staff at Lord's and he played in many matches for the club's teams from 1857 to 1876. Hearne travelled to Australia in 1861–62 as a member of the first English team to tour the country. He was born in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, and died in Ealing, Middlesex. His brother was George Hearne Sr and they began a cricketing dynasty, thirteen family members becoming first-class players.

Hearne was an all-rounder who played in 173 top-class matches.[note 1] As a right-handed batsman, he scored 5,048 career runs at an average of 18.55 runs per completed innings with a highest score of 146 as one of four centuries. He was a right arm medium pace using the roundarm style and took 292 wickets with a best return of 6/12. He took five wickets in an innings sixteen times and ten wickets in a match twice. His best match return was 12/76.[1] Highly rated as a fielder who was good enough to play as an occasional wicket-keeper, he held 116 career catches and completed seven stumpings.

  1. ^ a b "Thomas Hearne". Wisden Online. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  2. ^ ACS (1982). A Guide to First-Class Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles. Nottingham: ACS.
  3. ^ Webber 1951, pp. 7–10.
  4. ^ Playfair 2018, pp. 118–199, 273–281.
  5. ^ Wisden 2019, pp. 1215–1242.
  6. ^ ACS 1981, pp. 1–40.


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