Edmund Calverley

Edmund Calverley, born Edmund Blayds on 14 August 1826, was an English first-class cricketer. He was born at Oulton Hall in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the son of John Blayds. Calverley was educated at Harrow School, where he participated in the school’s cricket team.

Following his education at Harrow, he attended Trinity College, Cambridge. During his time at Cambridge, Calverley played first-class cricket for the Cambridge University Cricket Club, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1846. He continued to play for Cambridge University until 1849, with a total of fifteen first-class appearances. Over these matches, he scored 255 runs with an average of 10.20 and a highest score of 30. In addition to his university matches, he played for a combined team of Cambridge University and the Cambridge Town Club in 1849, against an All England Eleven.

Calverley also made five appearances for the MCC in first-class cricket between 1849 and 1855, accumulating 92 runs. During his studies at Cambridge, he was enrolled as a student at Lincoln's Inn.

In 1852, he changed his surname from Blayds to Calverley. The following year, in January 1853, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant for the West Riding of Yorkshire. He also served as an officer in the East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry, achieving the rank of captain by September 1854. Additionally, Calverley held the position of justice of the peace for the West Riding of Yorkshire.

In his later years, Calverley experienced health issues. He suffered a stroke in 1892, and in the final years of his life, he was affected by an onset of pleurisy two weeks before his death. On 14 September 1897, just a day prior to his death, he ruptured a small blood vessel. His health continued to decline, and he died on 15 September 1897 at Oulton Hall, Yorkshire.