English cricketer
Lodovick Edward Bligh JP (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]
Early life
Bligh was born on 24 November 1854 into the Darnley family , who were closely associated with Kent cricket. He was a son of the English cricketer, diplomat and clergyman, Hon. Rev. Edward Vesey Bligh (1829–1908) and Lady Isabel Mary Frances Nevill (1831–1915), daughter of William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny .[ 2] His paternal grandparents were Edward Bligh, 5th Earl of Darnley and Emma Jane, Countess of Darnley.[ 2]
He attended Eton College and Cambridge University , although he did not make the cricket XI at either.[ 3] [ 4]
Career
His father 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 .[ 5] [ 6]
He gained the rank of Major in the 3rd Battalion, The Buffs. He also held the office of Justice of the Peace for Kent.[ 7]
Personal life
On 1 June 1886, Bligh married Marion Louisa Stewart-Savile (d. 1925), a daughter of Rev. Frederick Alexander Stewart-Savile and Sophia Stewart (née Dykes). Together, they had five children:[ 7]
Harroweton Lodovick Bligh (1887–1888)[ 7]
Algernon Stewart Bligh (1888–1952), who also played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1922 to 1926.[ 7]
Ronald Edward Bligh (1890–1891)[ 7]
Jack Frederick Bligh (1893–1917)[ 7]
Rose Marion Bligh (b. 1896)[ 7]
Bligh died on 16 May 1924. His widow died the following year in 1925.[ 7]
References
^ "Lodovick Bligh" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 8 March 2017 .
^ a b Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage . Kelly's Directories. 1884. p. 195. Retrieved 7 September 2023 .
^ Bligh, Mr Ludovick Edward , Obituaries in 1924, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack , 1925. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 70–71. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians . Retrieved 7 August 2022.)
^ Earl of Darnley , CricInfo . Retrieved 31 March 2017.
^ Ivo Bligh , CricInfo . Retrieved 31 March 2017.
^ a b c d e f g h Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage . Kelly's Directories. 1973. p. 321. Retrieved 7 September 2023 .
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