Famous Cricketers No 67 - Ivo Bligh

64. Cambridge University v Oxford University, Lord’s, June 27, 28, 29 (Oxford University won by 135 runs) (captain) b A.H.Evans 37 179 131 1 c A.H.Trevor b A.H.Evans 6 123 306 2 65. Kent v Sussex, Hove, July 18, 19, 20 (Kent won by six wickets) c F.F.J.Greenfield b J.Lillywhite, jun. 78 327 170 1 c R.T.Ellis b W.Payne 57 141-4 296 1 66. Kent v Yorkshire, Maidstone, July 21, 22 (Yorkshire won by 251 runs) b G.Ulyett 24 117 182 st J.Hunter b W.Bates 12 74 260 67. Kent XIII v England, Canterbury, August 1, 2, 3 (England won by ten wickets) b F.Morley 10 94 224 c A.Lyttelton b F.Morley 4 157 28-0 68. Kent v Gentlemen of England, Canterbury, August 3, 4 (Kent won by nine wickets) (twelve-a-side) (captain) c C.E.Cottrell b A.G.Steel 34 143 92 1 c G.F.Vernon b J.Robertson 4 80-2 130 1 69. Kent v Derbyshire, Maidstone, August 18, 19, 20 (Derbyshire won by three wickets) (captain) b W.Mycroft 2 169 220 1 b G.Hay 25 124 74-7 1 70. Kent v Lancashire, Maidstone, August 25, 26, 27 (Lancashire won by an innings and 129 runs) (captain) c O.P.Lancashire b G.Nash 14 38 228 1 b R.G.Barlow 25 61 71. Kent v Surrey, Kennington Oval, September 1, 2, 3 (Surrey won by 78 runs) (captain) c W.W.Read b E.Barratt 11 139 185 1 b G.G.Jones 47 86 118 2 72. I Zingari v Yorkshire, Scarborough, September 5, 6, 7 (I Zingari won by 159 runs) b E.Peate 0 124 121 3 c G.Ulyett b W.Bates 12 236 80 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Cambridge University 3 5 0 82 37 16.40 - - 7 Kent 7 14 0 347 78 24.78 - 2 10 Other matches 1 2 0 12 12 6.00 - - 4 Season 11 21 0 441 78 21.00 - 2 21 Career 72 122 10 2463 113* 21.99 2 12 72 1882/83 - Hon.I.F.W.Bligh’s Team in Australia Ill-health meant that Bligh had missed the whole of the 1882 season and then whilst on board the Peshawur bound for Australia Bligh severely injured his hand whilst competing in ‘Tug of War’. It was not until December 8, and the 7th match of the tour that he was fit enough to play - he made 22 in his team’s only innings. The next game was washed out; Bligh then made 45, “a well played and useful innings”, against XVIII of Ballarat. It turend out to be his highest score of the tour. A day after this match ended came what is now considered the First Test of the tour (v Murdoch’s Eleven at Melbourne). Bligh’s Team were thoroughly trounced, the captain making a moderate contribution - only 3 runs in two innings. There were two Odds matches in Tasmania (Bligh made 34 and 32 & 2) before the Second Test. Bligh failed to score, batting at number 7, but England won by an innings. For the Third Test, which followed four days later, Bligh dropped down to number 10. Due to excellent bowling by Barlow Australia were dismissed in their second innings for 83 - Barlow seven for 40 - and England won the rubber. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 73. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, December 30, January 1, 2 (Australia won by nine wickets) (captain) b G.E.Palmer 0 177 291 b F.R.Spofforth 3 169 58-1 13