Pat Hone

William Patrick Hone (28 August 1886 – 28 February 1976) was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played six times for the Ireland cricket team between 1909 and 1928, all of which were first-class matches.

Biography

The son of William Hone, himself an Irish international cricketer, Pat Hone was born in Monkstown, County Dublin in August 1886. He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire in England before attending Dublin University for four years from 1907, where he captained their cricket team for two years.

He made his debut for the Ireland team on their tour of the United States of America in 1909, playing two matches against Philadelphia. He then played three matches against Scotland in 1910, 1913 and 1914, scoring 92 in the second innings of the 1913 match, his highest score for Ireland. which is inaccurate.

Statistics

In his matches for Ireland, he scored 162 runs at an average of 13.50. He took seven catches.

Family

Hone came from a cricketing family. As already mentioned, his father William played for Ireland, as did his uncle Nathaniel. Another uncle, Leland Hone also played for Ireland in addition to playing one Test match for England.