| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Okeover Butler Longcroft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 March 1850 Havant, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 September 1871 (aged 21) Havant, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1869–1870 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 December 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Okeover Butler Longcroft (6 March 1850 — 7 September 1871) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Charles John Longcroft,[1] he was born in the family ancestral home of Hall Place in Havant in March 1850. Longcroft was educated at Bradfield College.[2] He played first-class cricket for Hampshire on two occasions, against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1869 and Lancashire in 1870, with both matches played at Southampton.[3] Playing as a wicket-keeper, he took a single catch and made a single stumping across his two matches, while with the bat he scored 28 runs with a highest score of 12.[4] He also bowled in both matches, taking 8 wickets at an average of 9.37, with best figures of 3 for 15.[5] Whilst out shooting, Longcroft began to feel unwell.[6] He subsequently died a few days later on 7 September 1871, at Hall Place. His cause of death was registered as typhoid fever.[7]