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Duncombe Frederick Buckley (14 July 1831 – 6 September 1855) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of the politician Edward Pery Buckley, he was born in October 1829 at the family home New Hall at Bodenham, Wiltshire. He was educated at Eton College. Buckley played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club on two occasions, playing against Cambridge University on both occasions at Fenner's and Lord's in 1851 and 1852, respectively, though without success as he scored just 9 runs across his two matches. He played alongside his brother, Alfred, in both matches. Buckley served in the British Army during the Crimean War, purchasing the ranks of lieutenant and captain in Royal Scots Fusiliers in October 1853. He was severely wounded at the Battle of the Alma in September 1854, but later returned to his regiment. Buckley was killed in action the following September while posting sentries in the trenches at the Siege of Sevastopol.

References

1. ^ The Eton College Register. Eton: Spottiswode & Co., Ltd. p. 63. ISBN 978-1141069019.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Duncombe Buckley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
3. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Duncombe Buckley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
4. "No. 21489". The London Gazette. 29 October 1853. p. 2897.
5. "No. 21606". The London Gazette. 8 October 1854. p. 3051.
6. "Nunton & Bodenham - Memorial to Duncombe F B Buckley 1857" (PDF). www.wiltshire-opc.org.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
7. The Army. Hampshire Advertiser. 15 September 1855. p. 3

External links

• Duncombe Buckley at ESPNcricinfo

• 1831 births
• 1855 deaths
• Cricketers from Wiltshire
• People educated at Eton College
• English cricketers
• Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
• Royal Scots Fusiliers officers
• British Army personnel of the Crimean War
• British military personnel killed in the Crimean War
• Military personnel from Wiltshire