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 | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2010 | |||||||||||||||
Captain Phipps John Hornby (24 April 1820 – 8 April 1848) was an English army officer and first-class cricketer.
Phipps represented Hampshire county cricket team (pre-1864) in a single first-class cricket match in 1842 against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He served with the Royal Engineers, where he gained the rank of captain. He died in April 1848 whilst serving at Montreal in Canada at the age of just 27.[1]