Elgar Pagden

Elgar Pagden
Personal information
Full name
Elgar Pagden
Bornc. 1820
Alfriston, Sussex, England
Died1883 (aged 62/63)
Lancashire, England
BattingUnknown
RelationsJames Pagden (brother)
Hubert Pagden (grandson)
Thomas Bellhouse (brother-in-law)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 35
Batting average 5.83
100s/50s –/–
Top score 18
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 December 2019

Elgar Pagden (c. 1820 – 1883) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Henry Williams Pagden and Susannah Ade, he was born in 1820 at Alfriston, Sussex.[1] He played first-class cricket for Manchester against Sheffield on four occasions between 1846 and 1848,[2] scoring 35 runs with a high score of 18.[3] He was employed by HM Customs and was married to Margaret Bellhouse, the sister of the cricketer Thomas Bellhouse, with the couple having six children.[1] Pagden died in Lancashire in 1883. His brother, James, and grandson, Hubert, both played first-class cricket. His great-granddaughter was the South African anti-apartheid activist Molly Blackburn.

References

  1. ^ a b "Elgar Pagden". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Elgar Pagden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Elgar Pagden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2019.


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