Cyril Buckley

The son of Brigadier-General Basil Thorold Buckley and his wife, Emmeline Louise Edwards,^[1] he was born at Chelsea and was educated at Eton College.^[2] He began minor counties cricket for Berkshire in 1924, debuting against Cornwall.^[3] He played minor counties cricket for Berkshire until 1935, making a total of 39 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.^[3] He played first-class cricket on three occasions for HDG Leveson Gower's XI in 1934, 1935 and 1936, all against Oxford University at Reigate.^[4] He scored 53 runs across five first-class innings, at an average of 10.60.^[5] 50 of those runs came in one innings during the 1934 match.^[6]

Buckley married Audrey Burmester, daughter of Rudolf Miles Burmester and Margery Gladys née Lloyd, in December 1928, with the couple having a son and a daughter.^[1] He died at Chelsea in June 1974 as the result of an accident.^[2] His great-uncle, Alfred Buckley, also played first-class cricket.

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