Edward Bligh (Cambridge University cricketer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Bligh |
| Born |
1800 England |
| Died | 1872 |
| Batting style | unknown hand |
| Bowling style | underarm: unknown hand and type |
| Role | unknown |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1819 | Cambridge University |
| Career statistics | |
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| Source: Arthur Haygarth, 31 March 2013 | |
Edward Bligh (born 1800 in County Meath, Ireland; died 11 April 1872 in County Meath) was an English first-class cricketer associated with Cambridge University who was active in the 1810s. He is recorded in one match in 1819, totalling 26 runs with a highest score of 20 and holding 4 catches.[1]
He was the son of Thomas Cherburgh Bligh, and Lady Theodosia, daughter of John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley. He was educated at Eton College, and matriculated in 1818 at St John's College, Cambridge.[2][3] He married Sophia Eversfield, daughter of William Markwick, who took the surname Eversfield.[4]
References
- ↑ "Edward Bligh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ↑ "Bligh, Edward (BLH818E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London: Continued to 1993. 1830. p. 155.
Bibliography
- Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite.