Hearne family
The Hearne family is an English cricketing family. Twelve members of the family played first-class cricket, including five for Kent and five for Middlesex. Other members also made notable contributions to the game.
Hearnes
- G.F.Hearne (1851–1931) played for MCC (1882). He became the long-serving MCC pavilion clerk at Lord's.
- H.Hearne (1862–1906) played for Kent (1884–1886) - Right-handed batsman
- T.Hearne - (1826–1900) played for MCC (1857–1876), Middlesex XI (pre-County Club) (1859–1863), Middlesex (1864–1875)
- W.Hearne - (1864–1925) played for Kent (1887–1896) 55 matches - Right-handed batsman and a right arm medium fast/fast bowler
Non-Hearne relations
- George Burton (1851-1930), father of F.A.Burton. Played for Middlesex (1881–1893) and MCC (1883–1892). 128 first class matches, 1150 runs at 8.04 - highest score 34, 608 wickets at 17.18 - best bowling 10-59, 98 catches.
- Frederick Alfred Burton (1885–1978), son-in-law of G.F.Hearne. Played for MCC (1921–1925) and Minor Counties (1924). 7 first class matches, 99 runs at 12.37 - highest score 35 not out, 11 wickets at 51.27 - best bowling 4-101, 0 catches.
- Eric William Sturgess (1920–2004), grandson of H.Hearne. Played for Air Force XI (1942–1943). 2 first class matches, 96 runs at 24.0 - highest score 45, 8 wickets at 30.12 - best bowling 3-39, 1 catch.
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