lastagainst deliveries death_date lastdate debutyear columns catches/stumpings family year birth_date bowling debutagainst tenfor country death_place club fivefor batting name fullname debutfor birth_place column debutdate source type lastyear runs date wickets lastfor s/s matches article_title
sussex balls 12191 4 september 1925 19 july 1877 1 22 / - john shuter -lrb- brother-in-law -rrb- 1877-1880 1882-1886 9 april 1857 right-arm fast medium bowler mcc 3 england regent 's park , london , england oxford university surrey 15 right-handed batsman charles horner charles edward horner oxford university dulwich common , london , england first-class 24 may http://cricketarchive.com/archive/players/30/30377/30377.html first-class 1886 546 1857 4 9 yes 252 surrey / 65 charles horner -lrb- cricketer -rrb-

charles horner -lrb- cricketer -rrb-

charles edward horner -lrb- 9 april 1857 -- 4 september 1925 -rrb- was an english cricketer who played first class cricket for oxford university from 1877 to 1880 and for surrey from 1882 to 1886 .
horner was born at dulwich common , london , the son of edward horner of cheltenham .
he matriculated at brasenose college , oxford on 14 october 1876 .
he played one match for oxford university in 1877 against mcc .
he played two matches for the university in 1879 and one in 1880 , again against mcc .
in 1882 horner made his debut for surrey against oxford university and played regularly until 1886 .
he took over 100 wickets in the 1884 season and made a notable last wicket stand against kent in 1885 .
he also played for gentlemen , gentlemen of england , gentlemen of the south , the south and ej saunders ' xi .
horner was a right-arm fast medium bowler and took 252 wickets at an average of 17.73 and a best performance of 8 for 35 .
he was a right-handed batsman and played 193 innings in 65 first class matches with an average of 7.58 and a top score of 37 not out .
he was described as `` a persevering bowler whom nothing perturbed , he could by the hour keep a length on or just outside the off stump '' .
horner remained involved with surrey for the rest of his life as a member of the committee and he attended the oval or lord 's on most summer afternoons .
he was also a keen billiards player and was associated with the billiards control club in his later years .
horner died at gloucester terrace , regent 's park at the age of 68 .
