Phipps Hornby (cricketer)
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| Full name | Phipps John Hornby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 April 1820 England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 April 1848 (aged 27) Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1842 | Hampshire (pre-county club) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain Phipps John Hornby (24 April 1820 – 8 April 1848) was an English cricketer.
Phipps represented pre-county club Hampshire in a single first-class match in 1842 against the Marylebone Cricket Club.
Phipps served with the Royal Engineers, where he gained the rank of Captain. While serving with the Royal Engineers in Montreal, Canada Phipps was killed on 8 April 1848 at the age of just 27.[1]
Family
Phipps was the son of Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby and Sophia Maria Burgoyne, Phipps brothers were Geoffrey and James. Geoffrey had a notable career in the Royal Navy, where he became Admiral of the Fleet. James was a notable rower who rowed for Oxford and was later the headmaster of Eton College.[2]