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Born | County Meath, Kingdom of Ireland | 19 September 1767||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 November 1840 Thames Ditton, Surrey, England | (aged 73)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Skirmish Bligh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1789–1809 | MCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1790–1806 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 6 August 1789 MCC v Hornchurch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last FC | 7 June 1813 E Bligh's XI v F Beauclerk's XI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 27 June 2022 |
Lieutenant-general Edward Bligh (19 September 1769 – 2 November 1840), styled The Honourable from birth, was a British Army officer, a member of the Irish House of Commons, a noted amateur cricketer and a prominent early member of Marylebone Cricket Club. He was a member of the Darnley noble family.
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