Edward Bushby
English cricketer (1817-1856)
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. He also played two first-class fixtures for Petworth 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 for England against Kent. He made several further appearances in 1845 for Sussex, Petworth, England and the Players, making ten appearances in first-class cricket. The start of the following season saw Bushby selected to play for Fuller Pilch's personal eleven against the personal eleven of Nicholas 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. 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. Of his three first-class appearances in 1851, one included appearing for the South in the North v South fixture.
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