Cricket 1907

CRICKET | A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. MAY 9, 1907. “ Together joined in Cricket’s manly toil.”— Byron. no. 7 4 7 . v o l . x x v i . THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1907. p r i c e aa THE HEARNE FAMILY. The records of cricket contain con­ siderably over two hundred instances of a family eleven taking the field, and it is a curious fact that in the great majority of the cases the cricketers have been amateurs. This may, perhaps, be accounted for by the fact that cricketers Hearnes, of several members of a family appearing in first-class matches have been of amateurs, eg., the Graces, Fords, Lucases, Studds, Walkers, Lytteltons, Newhalls, and Fosters. The Hearnes have not often taken the field in a body. In 1885 they drew with Ealing Dean, and in the following year, in a twelve a-side match between the same The first member of the family to gain notoriety was old Tom Hearne. He was born at the White Hart Inn, Ohalfont St. Peter’s, Bucks., on Sep­ tember 4th, 1826, and followed the occupation of a tailor. His father had been a good country cricketer in his day, and doubtless it was from him that the sons, Tom and “ Old ” George, derived G. G. HEARNE. J T. HEARNE. H. HEARNE. W. J'BARNE WALTER HEARNE G. F. HEARNE. 0 . HFARNE, SENR. T. HEARNE, SENR. T. A. HEARNE. FRANK HEARNE. P. HEARNE. ALEC HEARNE. who are gentlemen of position would experience little difficulty in foregather­ ing for such an event, whereas professionals, depending on their own efforts for their livelihood, might not be able to spare the time or afford the expense which a family re-union might entail. During recent years practically all the instances, apart from that of the opponents, a similar result was recorded. On the latter occasion G. G. Heame achieved a great triumph, carrying his bat through the first innings of 178 for 84, and making 160 out of a total of 374 in the second. In 1892 X I. Heames again met Ealing Dean, and the latter, although they were allowed sixteen men, suffered defeat by half-a-dozenj wickets. their love of the game. The Chalfont Club’s meetings were invariably held at the White Hart Inn, so the two boys were practically unable to remember the time when cricket was not a part of their life. For about ten years Tom Hearne was engaged by the late Mr. Harvey Fellows for the Rickmansworth Club, and used occasionally to appear in the