Background
Hearne was born in Catford, London.
Hearne was born in Catford, London.
He played first-class cricket as a right-handed batsman and right-arm bowler for Western Province (1910/1911-1926/1927) and in three Tests for South Africa (1922/1923-1924). He came from a cricketing family. His father Frank Hearne played Test cricket for both England and South Africa.
Hearne died in Barberton, South Africa in 1978, aged 90.