Jeffery Hone
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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. Two of his brothers, William
and Thomas
played for Ireland, as did three of his cousins, Leland
, William
and Nathaniel
. 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 twice for Ireland in September 1879 against Philadelphia
Philadelphian cricket team
The Philadelphian cricket team was a team that represented Philadelphia in first-class cricket between 1878 and 1913. Even with the United States having played the first ever international cricket match against Canada in 1844, the sport began a slow decline in the country. This decline was...
, scoring a total of 28 runs
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 the two match series. The rest of his family played much more for Ireland. Two of his 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 Thomas
Thomas Hone
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...
played for Ireland, as did three of his cousins, 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:...
, 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....
and 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...
. 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.