Lionel Hervey-Bathurst (7 July 1849 — 4 May 1908) was an English first-class

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officer. The son of the cricketer Sir Frederick Hervey-Bathurst, 3rd Baronet and his second wife, Clare Emily Brooke, he was born in July 1849 at

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. Hervey-Bathurst purchased a commission as an

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into the Rifle Brigade in October 1868, with promotion without purchase to

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following in November 1871. In 1875, he made two appearances in first-class for Hampshire County Cricket Club, both against

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and Winchester. He scored 30 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 14. As a

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, he took a catch and a stumping apiece. In the Rifle Brigade, he was promoted to captain in April 1879, with promotion to major following in September 1884. In 1905, Hervey-Bathurst inherited

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from his father-in-law, Sir Astley Paston Paston-Cooper, 3rd Baronet. Following his inheritance, he became known as Lionel Paston-Cooper by royal licence from October 1905. In later life, he was a justice of the peace. Hervey-Bathurst died at

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in May 1908, from complications following an operation for

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.The death roll. ''Hampshire Observer and Basingstoke News''. 9 May 1908. p. 3 His half brother, Sir Frederick Hervey-Bathurst, 4th Baronet, was also a first-class cricketer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hervey-Bathurst, Lionel 1849 births 1908 deaths Younger sons of baronets People from Wiltshire English cricketers Hampshire cricketers Rifle Brigade officers English justices of the peace Deaths from appendicitis