Edward Crofton (cricketer)

Edward Crofton
Personal information
Full name
Edward Hugh Crofton
Born(1854-09-07)7 September 1854
Plymouth, Devon, England
Died15 May 1882(1882-05-15) (aged 27)
Kilmainham, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1881Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 32
Batting average 6.40
100s/50s –/–
Top score 23
Balls bowled 84
Wickets 1
Bowling average 42.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/21
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 December 2009

Edward Hugh Crofton (7 September 1854 – 15 May 1882) was an Anglo-Irish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of Colonel Hugh Denis Crofton,[1] he was born at Plymouth in September 1854. He later studied at Jesus College at the University of Cambridge,[2] and prior to his matriculation he had been commissioned into the Wiltshire Regiment Militia as a lieutenant in May 1871.[3] He later served in the Rifle Brigade, in which he was promoted to captain in April 1882.[4] As a cricketer, Crofton made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Sussex at Southampton in 1881. He made two further appearances for Hampshire in 1881, both against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's and Southampton.[5]

Crofton died in Dublin on 15 May 1882, from typhoid fever.[6] He was survived by his wife, who he had married at Christ Church in Folkestone in October 1877.[7] His brother, Morgan, succeeded their uncle as the 4th Baronet of the Crofton Baronets of Mohill in 1867. He later died without issue, with the baronetcy being succeeded in 1900 by Crofton's son, Hugh.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Winchester". Hampshire Telegraph. Portsmouth. 16 December 1882. p. 3. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 182.
  3. ^ "No. 23740". The London Gazette. 23 May 1871. p. 2481.
  4. ^ "No. 25104". The London Gazette. 5 May 1882. p. 2077.
  5. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Edward Crofton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Deaths". The Evening News. London. 19 May 1882. p. 1. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Fashionable wedding at Christ Church". Folkestone Express, Sandgate, Shorncliffe & Hythe Advertiser. Folkestone. 27 October 1877. p. 5. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "The new Sheriff". Hampshire Advertiser. Southampton. 21 March 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.