Frank Brereton Hurndall
Encyclopedia
Major Frank Brereton Hurndall (1883–1968) was an English polo
player. He was captain of the 1924 British polo team that competed in the International Polo Cup
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against the United States alongside Thomas William Kirkwood
and Teignmouth Philip Melvill
, Geoffrey H. Phipps-Hornby, Sr., Eric Garnett Atkinson
and Lewis Lawrence Lacey
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Polo
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...
player. He was captain of the 1924 British polo team that competed in the International Polo Cup
International Polo Cup
The International Polo Cup, also called the Newport Cup and the Westchester Cup is a trophy in polo that was created in 1876 and was played for by teams from the United States and Great Britain. The match is the best of three games. In 1886 it was decided to make the polo match a continuing...
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Biography
He played for England in the 1924 International Polo CupInternational Polo Cup
The International Polo Cup, also called the Newport Cup and the Westchester Cup is a trophy in polo that was created in 1876 and was played for by teams from the United States and Great Britain. The match is the best of three games. In 1886 it was decided to make the polo match a continuing...
against the United States alongside Thomas William Kirkwood
Thomas William Kirkwood
Thomas William Kirkwood was a Scottish champion polo player. He competed in the 1924 International Polo Cup.- References :...
and Teignmouth Philip Melvill
Teignmouth Philip Melvill
Teignmouth Philip Melvill was an English champion polo player.-Biography:He was born on February 13, 1877 to Teignmouth Melvill....
, Geoffrey H. Phipps-Hornby, Sr., Eric Garnett Atkinson
Eric Garnett Atkinson
Eric Garnett Atkinson was a British India 9-goal polo player. He competed in the 1924 and 1927 International Polo Cup.-Biography:He was born on April 9, 1887 in Bareilly, India to Francis Garnett Atkinson and Eliza Augusta Snow Prestage....
and Lewis Lawrence Lacey
Lewis Lawrence Lacey
Lewis Lawrence Lacey was born in Montreal the son of a professional Cricketer. In 1915 he won the Argentine open and become Argentina's second 10-goal polo player...
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