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Okeover Butler Longcroft (6 March 1850 – 7 September 1871) was an English cricketer. Longcroft was a right-handed batsman who played as a wicketkeeper. Longcroft made his first-class debut for Hampshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1869. In this match Longcroft, despite being a wicketkeeper did not keep wicket. Longcroft bowled in both the Marylebone Cricket Club's innings, taking three wickets in the match. Longcroft made his second and final first-class appearance for Hampshire in 1870 against Lancashire. Longcroft kept wicket for Hampshire in this match, but despite that he bowled in both of Lancashire's innings, taking five wickets in the match. His final career bowling average was 9.37. Longcroft died at his family home - Hall Place in Havant, Hampshire - on 7 September 1871. Longcroft was just 21, and unmarried, when he died and the cause of his death was registered by the family doctor as typhoid fever. His life is recorded in the book which documents the entire history of his family, ''The Longcrofts: 500 Years of a British Family'' by James Phillips-Evans, published by Amazon (2012). ==External links== *(Okeover Longcroft ) at Cricinfo *(Okeover Longcroft ) at CricketArchive 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Okeover Longcroft」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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