| Edward Bligh | |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Fullname: | Edward Bligh |
| Birth Date: | 1797 |
| Birth Place: | County Meath, Ireland |
| Death Place: | County Meath, Ireland |
| Club1: | Cambridge University |
| Year1: | 1819 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 26 |
| Bat Avg1: | 13.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 20 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Date: | 1 January |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9418.html Cricinfo |
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]
He was the second son of Thomas Cherburgh Bligh, and Lady Theodosia Bligh, 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] 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]
On 9 August 1820 at Horsham, he married Sophia Eversfield (1792–1843), daughter of William Markwick, who had changed his surname to Eversfield.[3] They had two children: