Beresford Horsley

Albert Beresford Horsley CBE, QC (2 January 1880 – 19 November 1923) was an English cricketer. Horsley's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born in Hartlepool, County Durham.

Beresford Horsley
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Beresford Horsley
Born(1880-02-02)2 February 1880
Hartlepool, County Durham, England
Died19 November 1923(1923-11-19) (aged 43)
West Hartlepool, County Durham, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
RelationsRupert Horsley (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1904London County
1897–1914Durham
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 24
Batting average 24.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 24
Balls bowled 30
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 September 2011

Horsley made his debut for Durham in the 1897 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1897 to 1905, making 20 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He later made added a further appearance for Durham in the 1914 Minor Counties Championship.[1] He played in a single first-class match in the 1904 season for London County against Warwickshire.[2] He batted once in the match, scoring 24 runs in London County's first-innings before being dismissed by Willie Quaife. With the ball, he bowled a total of 5 wicket-less overs.[3]

In late 1906 he was listed in the London Gazette as a Land Tax Commissioner for County Durham.[4] In 1920, he received a CBE for his services in the war as a Deputy Director of Recruiting for the Ministry of National Service.[5]

He committed suicide at West Hartlepool, County Durham on 19 November 1923.[6] Horsley's son, Rupert, played first-class cricket.

References
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Albert Horsley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Albert Horsley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  3. "London County v Warwickshire, 1904". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  4. "No. 27980". The London Gazette. 29 December 1906. p. 9149.
  5. "Edinburgh Gazette, Issue 13582" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  6. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1924". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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