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Full name | Nathaniel Thomas Hone | ||||||||||||||
Born | 21 June 1861 Monkstown, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
Died | 1 August 1881 Limerick, Ireland | (aged 20)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1881 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 2 January 2022 |
Nathaniel Thomas Hone (21 June 1861 in Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland – 1 August 1881 in Limerick, Ireland) was an Irish cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University. [1] [2]
Born in Monkstown, County Dublin and educated in Dublin and at Rugby where he was an excellent horse rider and polo player, [3] he went on to attend Trinity Hall, Cambridge. [4] Whilst there, he played three first-class cricket matches in June 1881, playing against Lancashire and the MCC before gaining his blue against Oxford University. [5]
However, his life would end in tragic circumstances just five weeks later. Whilst on a cricket tour of Limerick, he was feeling unwell and went into a chemist to ask for a black draught. By mistake, the assistant gave him a dose of carbolic acid and he died in great pain a few hours later. [3]