Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8thEarl of Darnley (born 13 March1859 in London, died 10 April1927 in Shorne, Kent), known earlier in his life as The Honourable IvoBligh, was a cricketer who captained the English cricket team in the first ever Ashes series in Australia in 1882/3.
Ivo is commemorated by the poem inscribed on the side of the urn:
In 1900 he became the eighth Earl of Darnley on the death of his father.
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The 8thEarl of Darnley, born in Bruton Street, London, on March 13, 1859, died peacefully in his sleep of heart failure at Puckle Hill, Cobham, Kent, on April 10, aged 68.
Bligh was successful in his quest, for, meeting Murdoch's men in three matches the Englishmen, after losing the first by nine wickets, won the second by an innings and 27 runs and the third by 69 runs.
Bligh's interest in cricket remained as great as ever after he had dropped out of first-class matches, and he was President of the M.C.C. in 1900 and of the Kent County C.C. in 1892 and 1902.
Vice-Admiral William Bligh, FRS (9 September 1754 â“ 7 December 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator.
[Bligh Encyclopedia] The Bligh family were resident in the parish of St. Tudy from at least 1680 and a John Bligh (or Blygh) of Bodmin was a commissioner for...
He was killed fighting for William the Conqueror at the battle of Hastings.
Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8thEarl of Darnley
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She is the daughter of Esme IvoBligh, 9th Earl of Darnley and Nancy Kidston.
She married Esme IvoBligh, 9th Earl of Darnley, son of Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8thEarl of Darnley and Florence Rose Morphy, on 11 October 1923.
She married Esme IvoBligh, 9th Earl of Darnley, son of Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8thEarl of Darnley and Florence Rose Morphy, on 25 June 1912.
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It is true that in a fourth game later in the tour, Australia—not solely Murdoch’s men—were successful by four wickets: still, the rubber having been gained against the side which had defeated us at the Oval, honours were considered to have been won by the Englishmen.
Later on he played a fair amount of golf, but his great love was always cricket—the game with which his family had been associated for nearly 150 years.
Lord Darnley was one of the most genial and kind-hearted of men.
Esme IvoBligh, 9th Earl of Darnley was born on 11 October 1886.
He was the son of Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8thEarl of Darnley and Florence Rose Morphy.
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It was taken over the the old Ministry of Works in 1955 and is now administered by Cobham Hall Heritage Trust under the chairmanship of the present Earl of Darnley, with the help of the National Trust.
A Darnley heir, the Hon IvoBligh, later 8thEarl, occupies a unique place in English cricketing lore.
He was a cricketer of note in his youth and he played for Kent from 1877-1883, after which ill-health ended his active career, although he was twice after that President of Kent County Cricket Club and also President of the MCC in 1900.
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IvoBligh, cricketer (8thEarl of Darnley, 4 Tests 1882-83), dies April 10, 1927 in History
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