Lives in Cricket No 29 - AN Hornby

46 around in a pony and trap, only using a carriage and pair on special occasions. Later in life when president of Lancashire he would arrive at the ground in a chauffeur-driven limousine. The Hornbys’ first born was Albert Henry (1877-1952) , who was educated at Harrow (as were all his brothers) and Trinity College, Cambridge. Like his father, he played for Lancashire and between 1899 and 1914 he featured in 283 matches, only nine fewer than his father. He was captain of the side from 1908 until 1914, and was embroiled in a series of disputes with the committee towards the end of the 1913 season. (See Chapter Nine.) . Their second son was Walter Ingram (1878-1918) , who served as a private in the 32 nd Australian Infantry. He died in Oxford a week before the end of the war, of wounds received in France, and was buried at home in the churchyard of St Mary’s, Acton. He never married. Hornby and Sara’s third child was George Vernon (1879-1905) , who died in South Africa, having served in the Second South African (Boer) War. His wife and daughter settled in Nantwich. George played some cricket, including with his father, but not at first-class level. The fourth and final offspring was John (1880-1927) , who in 1904 emigrated to Canada. He became a famous explorer, trapper and prospector, looking for gold and silver. In 1914 he returned to England to serve in the First World War, in which he was wounded Married to Sport Albert Henry Hornby’s birth certificate. Note that his father describes himself as a ‘gentleman’.