| Country: | Ireland |
| Fullname: | Henry Yorke Astley Loftus |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 1822 |
| Birth Place: | Kilbride, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Shepherd's Bush, Middlesex, England |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 1841 - 1842 |
| Club2: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year2: | 1841 - 1842 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 21 |
| Bat Avg1: | 3.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 18 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Date: | 20 February |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/16814.html Cricinfo |
Lord Henry Yorke Astley Loftus (9 April 1822 – 28 February 1880) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
The son of the politician John Loftus, 2nd Marquess of Ely and Anna Maria Dashwood, he was born at Kilbride in Ireland.[1] He was educated in England at Harrow School,[2] matriculating at Oriel College, Oxford in 1840, and graduating B.A. in 1843. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Cambridge University in The University Match of 1841, with Loftus making a further appearance in 1841 for Oxford against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[3] Loftus also played for the MCC against Cambridge Town Club at Lord's in that same season, before making to further first-class appearances in 1842, playing once each for Oxford and the MCC.[3] He scored just 21 runs in his five first-class matches, with a high score of 18.[4] Loftus later served in the Wexford Militia, being commissioned as a captain in December 1854. He was declared bankrupt in 1866 and 1873. Loftus died in England at Shepherd's Bush in February 1880, without issue.[1]