John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley
- John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley
John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley (born 30 June 1767; died 17 March 1831) succeeded to his title in 1781, following the death of his father John Bligh. He resided at Cobham Hall, near Gravesend in Kent.
John Bligh was a noted amateur cricketer who made 27 known appearances in major cricket matches between 1789 and 1796. He and his brother, the Honourable (later General) Edward Bligh, were staunch supporters of Kent cricket [Arthur Haygarth, "Scores & Biographies", Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862] . John Bligh's descendant, Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley, captained the England cricket team on their tour of Australia in 1882-3.]References
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* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79363/79363.html CricketArchive record]
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