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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.
Early life
He was the second son of Thomas Cherburgh Bligh, and Lady Theodosia Bligh, daughter of John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley.
= Education and cricket career
=He was educated at Eton College, and matriculated in 1818 at St John's College, Cambridge. 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.
Personal life
On 9 August 1820 at Horsham, he married Sophia Eversfield (1792–1843), daughter of William Markwick, who had changed his surname to Eversfield. They had two children:
Theodosia Sophia Bligh (1821–1898), who in 1850 married Edward Tredcroft, and;
Frederick Cherburgh Bligh (1828–1901) who in 1858 married Emily Matilda East, daughter of Hinton East.
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