Edward Buckland

Edward Hastings Buckland (20 June 1864 — 10 February 1906) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.

The youngest son of The Reverend Matthew Buckland, he was born at Laleham in June 1864. He was educated at Marlborough College, where he gained a good reputation as a schoolboy cricketer. From there, he matriculated to New College, Oxford, where he studied jurisprudence. As a member of the Oxford University Cricket Club he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford against Lancashire at Oxford in 1884. He played first-class cricket for the university until 1887, making 27 appearances. Buckland was largely instrumental in Oxford's 1886 and 1887 victories over Cambridge University in The University Match. this century, a score of 148 came against Surrey in 1887, which helped Oxford to a victory over their county opponents. His best bowling performance for Oxford arguably came against Cambridge in the 1886 University Match, taking 5 for 14 from 20.1 overs. In his final years he suffered from a "long and most trying illness", to which he succumbed to at Winchester in February 1906. His brother, Francis, was also a first-class cricketer.