A. N. Hornby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

A. N. Hornby

Cricket player of England.

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1847

Place of Birth: Blackburn, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Dec-1925

Profession: association football player, cricketer, rugby union player

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Albert Neilson Hornby, nicknamed Monkey Hornby (10 February 1847 – 17 December 1925) was one of the best-known sportsmen in England during the nineteenth century excelling in both rugby and cricket.
He was the first of only two men to captain the country at both rugby and cricket but is also remembered as the England cricket captain whose side lost the Test match which gave rise to the Ashes, at home against the Australians in 1882.
Additionally, he played football for Blackburn Rovers.