| Country: | Ireland |
| Fullname: | Nathaniel Thomas Hone |
| Birth Date: | 21 June 1861 |
| Birth Place: | Monkstown, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Limerick, Ireland |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Cambridge University |
| Year1: | 1881 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 3 |
| Runs1: | 2 |
| Bat Avg1: | 1.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 1 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/2 |
| Date: | 2 January |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14926.html Cricinfo |
Nathaniel Thomas Hone (21 June 1861 in Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland – 1 August 1881 in Limerick, Ireland) was an Irish cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University.[1] [2]
Born in Monkstown, County Dublin and educated in Dublin and at Rugby where he was an excellent horse rider and polo player,[3] he went on to attend Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Whilst there, he played three first-class cricket matches in June 1881, playing against Lancashire and the MCC before gaining his blue against Oxford University.[4]
However, his life would end in tragic circumstances just five weeks later. Whilst on a cricket tour of Limerick, he was feeling unwell and went into a chemist to ask for a black draught. By mistake, the assistant gave him a dose of carbolic acid and he died in great pain a few hours later.