| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Joseph Hornby Birley |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 1827 |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Death Place: | Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 15 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 14 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 30 December |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/10453.html Cricinfo |
Joseph Hornby Birley (12 March 1827 – 5 October 1881) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Hugh Hornby Birley and Cicely Hornby, he was born at Manchester in March 1827.[1] He was educated at Winchester College, after which he became a merchant at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire.[2] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Manchester against Sheffield at Hyde Park in 1852.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for a single run in Manchester's first-innings by Henry Wright, while in their second-innings he was run out for 14.[4] Birley later became a justice of the peace and he died at Newton-le-Willows in October 1881.[2]