Edward Buckland

Who was Edward Buckland?

Edward Hastings Buckland was an English cricketer. Buckland was a right-handed batsman who bowled both right-arm off break and right-arm underam fast. Buckland played the role of an all rounder.

Buckland was educated at Marlborough College where he represented the college cricket team. Buckland was later educated at New College, Oxford University, where he went with a big cricketing reputation.

Buckland made his first-class debut for Oxford University against Lancashire. Buckland spent the vast majority of his first-class career representing the University, where he played 27 matches 1884 to 1887, with his final first-class match for the University coming Cambridge University in 1887. In his 27 matches for the University, Buckland scored 739 runs at a batting average of 17.18, with three half centuries and one century which gave Buckland his career high score of 148 against Surrey in 1887. Further to his role as an all rounder, Buckland took 45 wickets for the University at a bowling average of 20.88, with three five wicket hauls and best figures of 7/17 against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1884. Buckland was also an impressive fielder, taking 22 catches.