| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Edward Bushby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1817 Sompting,Sussex,England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 February 1856(1856-02-29) (aged 38) Henfield, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1843–1854 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,20 January 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edward Bushby (3 April 1817 – 29 February 1856) was an Englishcricketer. Bushby was a right-handedbatsman and notedlong stop fielder.[1] He was born atSompting,Sussex.
Bushby made hisfirst-class debut forSussex against theMarylebone Cricket Club atLord's in 1843, with him making five further first-class appearances for the county in that year.[2] He made several further first-class appearances the following year and was deemed good enough to play for the Players in theGentlemen v Players fixture at Lord's.[2] He also played two first-class fixtures forPetworth Cricket Club against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1844, as well as playing a first-class match each for a team of Single men against a team of Married men and forEngland againstKent.[2] He made several further appearances in 1845 for Sussex, Petworth, England and the Players, making ten appearances in first-class cricket.[2] The start of the following season saw Bushby selected to play forFuller Pilch's personal eleven against the personal eleven ofNicholas Felix, for the remainder of the season he made five further appearances in first-class matches for Sussex, while the following year he made just three appearances for the county.[2] He made no appearances in first-class cricket in 1848, but did return to play in seven matches for Sussex in 1849, before making a further five appearances in 1850.[2] Of his three first-class appearances in 1851, one included appearing for the South in theNorth v South fixture. In 1852, he appeared in five first-class matches for Sussex and the following year he made four further appearances for it. He also played in 1853 for a combined Kent and Sussex team against anAll England Eleven.[2] 1854 was to be his final season in first-class cricket, with Bushby making five appearances for Sussex and a single appearance for the South against the North.[2] In total he made 64 recorded appearances in first-class matches, the majority of which were for Sussex. His 50 appearances for the county saw him score 1,103 runs at anaverage of 13.78, with threehalf centuries and a high score of 86.[3]
Outside of cricket he was employed as agardener by his Sussex teammateAlfred Smith.[1] He died atHenfield, Sussex on 29 February 1856.