Edward O'Shaughnessy

Edward O'Shaughnessy (16 November 1860 – 6 August 1885) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) between 1879 and 1885.^[1] He was born in Canterbury, Kent and died at St John's Wood, London.

O'Shaughnessy was a professional cricketer and played as an all-rounder – a right-handed middle-order batsman, sometimes used as an opener, and a right-arm slow bowler who bowled in the roundarm style. Most of his first-class games were for Kent, though he was also on the ground staff at Lord's. His early impact was as a bowler: against Sussex in 1879 he took seven first-innings wickets for 16 runs in 35.2 four-ball overs, and followed that in the second innings with five for 24 for match figures of 12 for 40.^[2] In the same fixture in 1882, as an opening batsman he made 98, which was his highest score.^[3] His best for MCC was an innings of 89 against Somerset in 1883.^[4]

O'Shaughnessy played a couple of times for Kent early in the 1885 season, but in early August of the same year he died of tuberculosis in London.^[5] The match between Sussex and Kent at Brighton the following week was paused for the duration of his funeral.^[6]

References

1. "Edward O'Shaughnessy". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
2. "Scorecard: Sussex v Kent". www.cricketarchive.com. 3 July 1879. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
3. "Scorecard: Sussex v Kent". www.cricketarchive.com. 10 July 1882. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
4. "Scorecard: Marylebone Cricket Club v Somerset". www.cricketarchive.com. 30 July 1883. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
5. "En Passant". Athletic News/British Newspaper Archive. London. 11 August 1885. p. 1. (subscription required (help)).
6. "Cricket: Kent v Sussex". The Times (31522). London. 11 August 1885. p. 11. (subscription required (help)).