Famous Cricketers No 67 - Ivo Bligh

52. Kent v Sussex, Hove, July 12, 13, 14 (Kent won by six wickets) lbw b A.W.B.Sclater 57 329 171 1 did not bat - 64-4 221 1 53. Kent v Yorkshire, Maidstone, July 15, 16 (Kent won by 64 runs) b E.Peate 16 174 172 2 c G.Ulyett b E.Peate 38 190 128 54. Kent v Surrey, Tunbridge Wells, July 19, 20, 21 (Kent won by 36 runs) st E.W.Pooley b E.Blamires 13 121 156 3 b J.Potter 26 174 103 1 55. Kent v Sussex, Tunbridge Wells, July 22, 23 (Kent won by ten wickets) c R.T.Ellis b J.Lillywhite, jun. 23 193 64 1 did not bat - 10-0 138 56. Kent XIII v England, Canterbury, August 2, 3, 4 (Kent won by three wickets) c T.S.Pearson b F.Morley 2 189 172 1 not out 69 142-9 157 57. Gentlemen of Kent v Gentlemen of England, Canterbury, August 5, 6, 7 (Match drawn) (twelve-a-side) b J.Robertson 23 155 363 1 st A.Lyttelton b W.G.Grace 73 209-5 58. Kent v Lancashire, Canterbury, August 19, 20 (Lancashire won by eight wickets) c A.Watson b G.Nash 33 108 173 3 c F.Taylor b A.Appleby 3 150 86-2 59. Kent v Derbyshire, Maidstone, August 26, 27 (Kent won by ten wickets) b W.Mycroft 7 122 55 1 did not bat - 37-0 103 60. Kent v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 30, 31, September 1 (Match drawn) c and b W.G.Wyld 105 343 257 2 c J.M.Read b E.Blamires 21 53-2 209 61. I Zingari v Yorkshire, Scarborough, September 2, 3, 4 (I Zingari won by three wickets) c C.H.Wheater b E.Peate 25 127 168 not out 70 118-7 76 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Gentlemen v Players 2 4 2 45 14 22.50 - - 2 Cambridge University 7 13 1 333 70 27.75 - 4 4 Kent 10 17 1 444 105 27.75 1 2 16 Other matches 2 4 1 191 73 63.66 - 2 1 Season 21 38 5 1013 105 30.69 1 8 23 Career 61 101 10 2022 113* 22.22 2 10 51 1881 Although captain of Cambridge this summer he missed almost all the matches through ill-health, but he led the University in the contest against Oxford at Lord’s. For the first time he ended on the losing side. Like Cambridge, Kent had a poor campaign. Lord Harris was absent from many matches and Bligh led the county in two games. He again finished third in the county’s batting table. Easily his best match was against Sussex at Hove. In the first innings, both he and W.H.Patterson made 78. The pair added 142 for the first wicket. Bligh hit 58 in the second innings, bringing victory by six wickets. For a third year he went to Scarborough and represented I Zingari. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 62. Cambridge University v M.C.C., Lord’s, June 16, 17, 18 (M.C.C. won by 70 runs) (captain) c A.P.Lucas b F.Morley 1 177 232 c F.F.Crawford b F.Morley 17 190 205 63. Cambridge University v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 20, 21, 22 (Cambridge University won by nine wickets) (captain) c and b A.P.Lucas 21 317 173 2 did not bat - 27-1 270 2 12