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John Bligh, 6th Earl Of Darnley
Lieutenant colonel John Stuart Bligh, 6th Earl of Darnley DL (16 April 1827 – 14 December 1896), styled Lord Clifton from 1831 to 1835, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was a British peer. Early life He was the eldest son of Edward Bligh, 5th Earl of Darnley and the former Hon. Emma Jane Parnell (a daughter of Henry Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton). Among his siblings were the Rev. Edward Vesey Bligh, Lady Elizabeth Caroline Bligh (wife of Sir Reginald Cust), Lady Emma Bess Bligh (wife of Arthur Purey-Cust), the Rev. Henry Bligh (vicar of St James' Church, Hampton Hill). Darnley matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 15 May 1845 and received his B.A. in 1848 and his M.A. in 1869. Cricket career An amateur cricketer, Bligh made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of England at Canterbury in 1848. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed without scoring in the Gentlemen of Kent first innings by Jones Nash, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right Honourable
''The Right Honourable'' (abbreviation: ''Rt Hon.'' or variations) is an honorific Style (form of address), style traditionally applied to certain persons and collective bodies in the United Kingdom, the former British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations. The term is predominantly used today as a style associated with the holding of certain senior public offices in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and to a lesser extent, Australia. ''Right'' in this context is an adverb meaning 'very' or 'fully'. Grammatically, ''The Right Honourable'' is an adjectival phrase which gives information about a person. As such, it is not considered correct to apply it in direct address, nor to use it on its own as a title in place of a name; but rather it is used in the Grammatical person, third person along with a name or noun to be modified. ''Right'' may be abbreviated to ''Rt'', and ''Honourable'' to ''Hon.'', or both. ''The'' is sometimes dropped in written abbreviated form, but is al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at one of the wickets with the bat and then running between the wickets, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this (by preventing the ball from leaving the field, and getting the ball to either wicket) and dismiss each batter (so they are "out"). Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side either catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground, or hitting a wicket with the ball before a batter can cross the crease in front of the wicket. When ten batters have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl Of Darnley
Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley (13 March 1859 – 10 April 1927), styled The Honourable Ivo Bligh until 1900, lord of the manor, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was a British nobility, British nobleman, parliamentarian and cricketer. Bligh England cricket captains, captained the English cricket team, England team in the first ever Test cricket, Test cricket series against Cricket in Australia, Australia with The Ashes at stake in 1882/83. Later in life, he inherited the Earl of Darnley, earldom of Darnley and sat at House of Lords, Westminster as an elected Peerage of Ireland, Irish representative peer. Background and education Bligh was born in London, the second son of John Bligh, 6th Earl of Darnley, by Lady Harriet Mary, daughter of Henry Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester. He was educated at Eton College, Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1882. At University of Cambridge, Cambridge, he was secretary of the Pitt Club, University Pitt Club. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Vesey Brownlow
Major-General William Vesey Brownlow (12 June 1841 – 15 March 1928) was a British Army officer. Military career Brownlow was commissioned as an ensign the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot in April 1859. He served in the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879 and the First Boer War in 1880. During the First Boer War he was wounded and had his horse shot out from under him. He was rescued by Private John Doogan who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his action. Brownlow became assistant commandant and superintendent at the Riding Establishment Cavalry Depot in May 1882 and commanded the 22nd Regimental District (the Cheshire Regiment) from 1889 to 1894. He went on to serve as colonel of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards from 1908 to 1926. He lived at Boughton Hall in Great Boughton, Cheshire. He was also High Sheriff of Monaghan from 1907 to 1908. Family Brownlow married Lady Anne Henrietta, daughter of John Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair John Hamilton Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bligh, 7th Earl Of Darnley
Edward Henry Stuart Bligh, 7th Earl of Darnley (21 August 1851 – 31 October 1900), styled Lord Clifton until 1896, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was an English landowner and aristocrat who played first-class cricket for Kent and for other amateur sides in the 1870s. He was born and died at the English home of the Earls of Darnley, Cobham Hall, at Cobham, near Gravesend in Kent. "(Lord) Clifton"—as he often signed—was a well-known ornithologist. Biography Described as "having a fearsome temper and being profligate",Wynne-Thomas & Griffiths, p. 7. Bligh matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 8 June 1870. s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Bligh, Edward Henry Stuart, Lord Clifton. In 1896, Bligh succeeded his father as the Earl of Darnley and "spent money like water", greatly reducing the wealth of the Darnleys. On 26 January 1899, he married Jemima Adeline Beatrice Blackwood, daughter of Francis J. L. Blackwood, by whom h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl Of Cardigan
Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan (25 April 1760 – 14 August 1837) was an English peer and Member of Parliament. Early life Robert Brudenell was born in Westminster, the posthumous son and heir of Colonel the Hon. Robert Brudenell and his wife Anne, the daughter of Sir Cecil Bisshopp, 6th Baronet of Parham, Sussex. He was educated at Harrow School. Career He was a keen cricketer who made eight known appearances in first-class cricket matches between 1790 and 1793. He was an early member of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), for whose team he played most of his matches.Arthur Haygarth, ''Scores & Biographies'', Volume 1 (1744–1826), Lillywhite, 1862 He sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Marlborough in both the Parliaments of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from 1797 until 1802. He succeeded to his title and estates on 24 February 1811, following the death of his uncle James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan. Personal life On 8 March 1794, Brudenell was married to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Pelham, 3rd Earl Of Chichester
Henry Thomas Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester DL (25 August 1804 – 15 March 1886), styled Lord Pelham until 1826, was an English peer. Background and education Pelham was born on Stratton Street, Piccadilly, the son of Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester and Lady Mary Henrietta Juliana Osborne. He was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Military career Pelham was commissioned a cornet in the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons on 24 June 1824, transferring to the Royal Horse Guards on 14 October of that year. He succeeded his father as Earl of Chichester in 1826. He became a Deputy Lieutenant of Sussex on 5 April 1827, and was promoted lieutenant on 28 April, becoming an unattached captain on 3 April 1828. Chichester was promoted to major in 1841 and retired from the army in 1844. Public life Lord Chichester served as an Ecclesiastical Commissioner from 1841 to 1886, as President of the Royal Agricultural Society in 1849 and as Lord Lieutenant of Sus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces the French department of Pas-de-Calais across the Strait of Dover. The county town is Maidstone. It is the fifth most populous county in England, the most populous non-Metropolitan county and the most populous of the home counties. Kent was one of the first British territories to be settled by Germanic tribes, most notably the Jutes, following the withdrawal of the Romans. Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, the oldest cathedral in England, has been the seat of the Archbishops of Canterbury since the conversion of England to Christianity that began in the 6th century with Saint Augustine. Rochester Cathedral in Medway is England's second-oldest cathedral. Located between London and the Strait of Dover, which separates England from m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Fellows
Harvey Winson Fellows (11 April 1826 in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire – 13 January 1907 in Rickmansworth) was an English amateur cricketer. He was the brother of Walter Fellows. Career Fellows was a right-handed batsman and a roundarm right arm fast bowler. Having made his name as a schoolboy cricketer at Eton College, where he bowled in tandem with Walter Marcon in 1841 and 1842, Fellows was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He played for several predominantly amateur teams, including I Zingari, and represented the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series. Fellows was noted for his fearsome pace, especially on rough pitches. He is said to have reached his peak early and, after he changed his action by raising the height of his arm during delivery, he lost much of his speed and accuracy. Fellows made 67 known appearances in first-class matches from 1847 to 1869. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jones Nash
Jones Gifford Nash (22 January 1812 – 19 April 1877) was an English first-class cricketer. Nash made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Kent at Canterbury in 1847. He made five further first-class appearances for the Gentlemen of England from 1848–53, all against the Gentlemen of Kent. Playing as a slow underarm bowler, Nash took 34 wickets at an average of 17.50. He took five wickets in an innings on two occasions and took ten wickets in a match once. By profession he was a brewer, wine and spirits merchant and was a partner in the business Hawkes, Nash, and Co. He died at Kentish Town Kentish Town is an area of northwest London, England in the London Borough of Camden, immediately north of Camden Town. Less than four miles north of central London, Kentish Town has good transport connections and is situated close to the open ... in April 1877. References External links * 1812 births 1877 deaths 19th-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duck (cricket)
In cricket, a duck is a batsman's dismissal with a score of zero. A batsman being dismissed off their first delivery faced is known as a golden duck. Etymology The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began. When referring to the Prince of Wales' (the future Edward VII) score of nought on 17 July 1866, a contemporary newspaper wrote that the Prince "retired to the royal pavilion on a 'duck's egg' ".LONDON from THE DAILY TIMES CORRESPONDENT, 25 July 1866 can be viewed aPaper's past/ref> The name is believed to come from the shape of the number "0" being similar to that of a duck's egg, as in the case of the American slang term "goose-egg" popular in baseball and the tennis term "love", derived – according to one theory – from French ''l'œuf'' ("the egg"). The Concise Oxford Dictionary still cites "duck's egg" as an alternative version of the term. Significant ducks The first duck in a Test match was made in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Lawrence Ground
The St Lawrence Ground is a cricket ground in Canterbury, Kent. It is the home ground of Kent County Cricket Club and since 2013 has been known as The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, due to commercial sponsorship. It is one of the oldest grounds on which first-class cricket is played, having been in use since 1847, and is the venue for Canterbury Cricket Week, the oldest cricket festival in the world. It is one of the two grounds used regularly for first-class cricket that have had a tree, the St Lawrence Lime, within the boundary. Capacity at the ground was increased to 15,000 in 2000, and four One Day International matches have been played there, one each in 1999 (part of the 1999 Cricket World Cup), 2000, 2003 and 2005. The ground was the venue for the first day/night County Championship match, played as a trial in September 2011. History The ground was first established in 1847 on farmland owned by the fourth Baron Sondes. The land was the site of the St Lawrence Hospit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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