Lord Henry Loftus
Irish cricketer
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Lord Henry Yorke Astley Loftus (9 April 1822 – 28 February 1880) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
Shepherd's Bush, Middlesex, England
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Henry Yorke Astley Loftus | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1822 Kilbride, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 February 1880 (aged 57) Shepherd's Bush, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Charles Loftus, 1st Marquess of Ely (grandfather) John Loftus, 2nd Marquess of Ely (father) John Loftus, 3rd Marquess of Ely (brother) Jane Hope-Vere (sister in law) Lord Augustus Loftus (brother) Beatrix Lucia Catherine Tollemache (niece) | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1841–1842 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
| 1841–1842 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 February 2020 | |||||||||||||||
The son of the politician John Loftus, 2nd Marquess of Ely and Anna Maria Dashwood, he was born at Kilbride in Ireland.[1] He was educated in England at Harrow School,[2] matriculating at Oriel College, Oxford in 1840, and graduating B.A. in 1843.[3] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Cambridge University in The University Match of 1841, with Loftus making a further appearance in 1841 for Oxford against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[4] Loftus also played for the MCC against Cambridge Town Club at Lord's in that same season, before making to further first-class appearances in 1842, playing once each for Oxford and the MCC.[4] He scored just 21 runs in his five first-class matches, with a high score of 18.[5] Loftus later served in the Wexford Militia, being commissioned as a captain in December 1854.[6] He was declared bankrupt in 1866 and 1873.[7][8] Loftus died in England at Shepherd's Bush in February 1880, without issue.[1]