Edward Bligh (cricketer, died 1872)

Edward Bligh of Brittas (died 11 April 1872) was an Irish landowner who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in the 1810s. He is recorded in one match in 1819, totalling 26 runs with a highest score of 20 and holding 4 catches. He was the second son of , and Lady Theodosia, daughter of John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley. He was educated at Eton College, and matriculated in 1818 at St John's College, Cambridge. On 9 August 1820 at Horsham, he married Sophia Eversfield (1792-1843), daughter of William Markwick, who had changed his surname to Eversfield. They had two children:

Edward Bligh (cricketer, died 1872)

Edward Bligh of Brittas (died 11 April 1872) was an Irish landowner who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in the 1810s. He is recorded in one match in 1819, totalling 26 runs with a highest score of 20 and holding 4 catches. He was the second son of , and Lady Theodosia, daughter of John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley. He was educated at Eton College, and matriculated in 1818 at St John's College, Cambridge. On 9 August 1820 at Horsham, he married Sophia Eversfield (1792-1843), daughter of William Markwick, who had changed his surname to Eversfield. They had two children: