Alfred Buckley (13 October 1829 – 15 December 1900) was an

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first-class

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er. The son of the politician

Edward Pery Buckley General Edward Pery Buckley (7 November 1796 – 28 May 1873) was a British Liberal and Whig politician. Personal life Buckley was the son of his namesake, Edward Pery Buckley, and Lady Georgiana West. He married Lady Catherine Pleydell-Bouve ...

, he was born in October 1829 at the family home New Hall at

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. He was educated at

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, before going to

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. Buckley played

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for the

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on two occasions, playing against

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on both occasions at

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and

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in 1851 and 1852 respectively, though without success as he scored just 11 runs across his two matches. He played alongside his brother, Duncombe, in both matches. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant for

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in April 1867. Buckley was employed in

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and served as the secretary to the

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. Other positions included his roles as chairman of the

Salisbury Infirmary The Salisbury Infirmary was a hospital at Fisherton Street in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, from 1767 until 1993. History The Salisbury Infirmary had a long history as a hospital. The first Anthony Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham, Lord Feversham, ...

for 13 years and chairman of the Wilts and Dorset Banking Company from 1888. He was also a justice of the peace for Wiltshire. Buckley died at New Hall in December 1900, following a serious illness which had afflicted him for three months prior. He was survived by his wife.The Funeral. ''The Salisbury Times''. 21 December 1900. p. 5

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buckley, Alfred 1829 births 1900 deaths Cricketers from Wiltshire People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge English cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers English civil servants Deputy lieutenants of Wiltshire English justices of the peace