Algernon Bligh
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Fullname
Algernon Stuart Bligh
Born6 October 1888
Marylebone, London, England
Marylebone, London, England
Died27 December 1952 (aged 64)
Minehead, Somerset, England
Minehead, Somerset, England
BattingRight-handed
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| Full name | Algernon Stuart Bligh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 October 1888 Marylebone, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 December 1952 (aged 64) Minehead, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1922–1926 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 7 June 1922 Somerset v Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 24 July 1926 Somerset v Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 November 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Algernon Stuart Bligh (6 October 1888 – 27 December 1952) played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1922 to 1926, appearing in 12 games in 1925.[1] He was born in Marylebone, London and died at Minehead, Somerset. He was descended from the Earls of Darnley and was a cousin of Ivo Bligh, the England cricket captain who retrieved The Ashes from Australia in 1882–83. In one source, his second forename is written as "Stewart".[2]