Okeover Longcroft

Okeover Longcroft
Personal information
Full name
Okeover Butler Longcroft
Born(1850-03-06)6 March 1850
Havant, Hampshire, England
Died7 September 1871(1871-09-07) (aged 21)
Havant, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1869–1870Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 28
Batting average 7.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 12
Balls bowled 103
Wickets 8
Bowling average 9.37
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 3/15
Catches/stumpings 1/1
Source: Cricinfo, 28 December 2009

Okeover Butler Longcroft (6 March 1850 — 7 September 1871) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Charles John Longcroft,[1] he was born in the family ancestral home of Hall Place in Havant in March 1850. Longcroft was educated at Bradfield College.[2] He played first-class cricket for Hampshire on two occasions, against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1869 and Lancashire in 1870, with both matches played at Southampton.[3] Playing as a wicket-keeper, he took a single catch and made a single stumping across his two matches, while with the bat he scored 28 runs with a highest score of 12.[4] He also bowled in both matches, taking 8 wickets at an average of 9.37, with best figures of 3 for 15.[5] Whilst out shooting, Longcroft began to feel unwell.[6] He subsequently died a few days later on 7 September 1871, at Hall Place. His cause of death was registered as typhoid fever.[7]

References

  1. ^ Deaths. Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette. 16 September 1871. p. 5
  2. ^ The Bradfield College Register. Oxford: Holywell Press. 1909. p. 95.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Okeover Longcroft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Okeover Longcroft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  5. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Okeover Longcroft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  6. ^ Mr. Okeover Butler Longcroft. Hampshire Independent. 16 September 1871. p. 6
  7. ^ Phillips-Evans, James Lewis (2012). The Longcrofts: 500 Years of a British Family. CreateSpace. ISBN 9781481020886.