Cyril Buckley
CountryEngland
Fullname(Cyril) Francis Stewart Buckley
Birth date21 February 1905
Birth placeChelsea, London, England
Death date11 June 1974 (aged 69)
Death placeChelsea, London, England
FamilyAlfred Buckley (great-uncle)
BattingUnknown
RoleWicket-keeper
Club 1Berkshire
Year 11924–1935
Columns1
Column 1First-class
Matches 13
Runs 153
Bat avg 110.60
100s/50s 1–/1
Top score 150
Hidedeliveriestrue
Catches/stumpings 15/–
Date13 February
Year2019
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/10120.html Cricinfo

Cyril Francis Stewart Buckley (21 February 1905 – 11 June 1974) was an English first-class cricketer.

Life

The son of Brigadier-General Basil Thorold Buckley and his wife, Emmeline Louise Edwards,[1] he was born at Chelsea and was educated at Eton College.[2] He began minor counties cricket for Berkshire in 1924, debuting against Cornwall.[3] He played minor counties cricket for Berkshire until 1935, making a total of 39 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[3] He played first-class cricket on three occasions for HDG Leveson Gower's XI in 1934, 1935 and 1936, all against Oxford University at Reigate.[4] He scored 53 runs across five first-class innings, at an average of 10.60.[5] 50 of those runs came in one innings during the 1934 match.[6]

Buckley married Audrey Burmester, daughter of Rudolf Miles Burmester and Margery Gladys née Lloyd, in December 1928, with the couple having a son and a daughter.[1] He died at Chelsea in June 1974 as the result of an accident.[2] His great-uncle, Alfred Buckley, also played first-class cricket.

References

  1. ^ "Profile: Cyril Francis Stewart Buckley". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  2. ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1974". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Wollocombe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Cyril Buckley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  5. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Cyril Buckley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  6. ^ "HDG Leveson-Gower's XI v Oxford University, 1934". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-13.