Lodovick Bligh

Lodovick Edward Bligh (24 November 1854 16 May 1924) was an English cricketer. He played ten first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club between 1878 and 1884.[1]

Lodovick Bligh
Personal information
Full nameLodovick Edward Bligh
Born(1854-11-24)24 November 1854
Dover, Kent
Died16 May 1924(1924-05-16) (aged 69)
Minehead, Somerset
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1878–1884Kent County Cricket Club
Source: Cricinfo, 8 March 2017

Bligh was a member of the Darnley family, closely associated with Kent cricket. His father, Edward Vesey Bligh, had played for Kent and his cousin, Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley, also played for the county and captained the England cricket team in their Ashes win in Australia in 1882/3.[2][3] He attended Eton College and Cambridge University, although he did not make the cricket XI at either.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Lodovick Bligh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. Earl of Darnley, CricInfo. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. Ivo Bligh, CricInfo. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. Bligh, Mr Ludovick Edward, Obituaries in 1924, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1925. Retrieved 1 April 2017.


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