Lord Henry Loftus

Lord Henry Yorke Astley Loftus (9 April 1822 – 28 February 1880) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

Lord Henry Loftus
Personal information
Full nameHenry Yorke Astley Loftus
Born9 April 1822
Kilbride, Ireland
Died28 February 1880(1880-02-28) (aged 57)
Shepherd's Bush, Middlesex, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1841–1842Oxford University
1841–1842Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 21
Batting average 3.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 18
Catches/stumpings 4/–
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] before going up to Oriel College, Oxford.[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]

References
  1. "Lord Henry Yorke Astley Loftus". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 156.
  3. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 868.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by Henry Loftus". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Loftus". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  6. "No. 6461". The Edinburgh Gazette. 26 January 1855. p. 101.
  7. "No. 23124". The London Gazette. 8 June 1866. p. 3401.
  8. "No. 23993". The London Gazette. 1 July 1873. p. 3187.
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