About Edward Bushby
Lived 1817 – 1856 (aged 38). Edward Bushby was a British horticulturist and cricketer.
Edward Bushby (3 April 1817 – 29 February 1856) was an English cricketer. Bushby was a right-handed batsman and noted long stop fielder. He was born at Sompting, Sussex.
Bushby made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1843, with him making five further first-class appearances for the county in that year. He made several further first-class appearances the following year and was deemed good enough to play for the Players in the Gentlemen v Players fixture at Lord's.
Outside of cricket he was employed as a gardener by his Sussex teammate Alfred Smith. He died at Henfield, Sussex on 29 February 1856.
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Who was Edward Bushby?
English cricketer (1817-1856)
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Edward Bushby was born on 3 April 1817 in Sompting.
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Edward Bushby died on 29 February 1856 in Henfield.
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Edward Bushby was a horticulturist and cricketer.
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Edward Bushby was British.
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