Beresford Horsley

Cricketer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroCricketer
PlacesUnited Kingdom
wasAthlete Cricketer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth2 November 1880, Hartlepool, United Kingdom
Death19 November 1923 (aged 43 years)
Star signScorpio
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire 
Sports Teams
London County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club
The details

Biography

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.

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. He played in a single first-class match in the 1904 season for London County against Warwickshire. 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.

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

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

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