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Edward Bligh (cricketer, died 1872)

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Edward Bligh
Personal information
Full name
Edward Bligh
Born1797
County Meath, Ireland
Died11 April 1872(1872-04-11) (aged 74–75)
County Meath, Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1819Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 26
Batting average 13.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 20
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 January 2022

Edward Bligh of Brittas DL JP (1797 – 11 April 1872) was an Irish landowner who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in the 1810s. He is recorded in one match in 1819, totaling 26 runs with a highest score of 20 and holding 4 catches.[1]

Early life

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He was the second son of Thomas Cherburgh Bligh, and Lady Theodosia Bligh, daughter of John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley.

Education and cricket career

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He was educated at Eton College, and matriculated in 1818 at St John's College, Cambridge.[2][3] At Cambridge, he played first-class cricket. He is recorded in one match in 1819, totaling 26 runs with a highest score of 20 and holding 4 catches.[1]

Personal life

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On 9 August 1820 at Horsham, he married Sophia Eversfield (1792–1843), daughter of William Markwick, who had changed his surname to Eversfield.[4] They had two children:

  • Theodosia Sophia Bligh (1821–1898),[5] who in 1850 married Edward Tredcroft, and;
  • Frederick Cherburgh Bligh (1828–1901)[6] who in 1858 married Emily Matilda East, daughter of Hinton East.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Edward Bligh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Bligh, Edward (BLH818E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ Edward Walford (1869). The County Families of the United Kingdom Or, Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of Great Britain and Ireland. R. Hardwicke. p. 99.
  4. ^ Berry, William (1830). The roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London: Continued to 1993. p. 155.
  5. ^ Theodosia Sophia Bligh, 19 Jul 1821; Horsham, Sussex, England England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, p. 1141 p 143; FHL microfilm 918,273, retrieved 30 September 2016
  6. ^ Frederick Cherburgh Bligh, Nobber, Meath, Ireland; FHL microfilm 0962187 IT 8. Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881, retrieved 30 September 2016