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Elgar Pagden (1820 – 1883) was an English first-class cricketer.

Elgar Pagden

Personal information
Full name	Elgar Pagden
Born	1820 Alfriston, Sussex, England
Died	1883 (aged 62/63) Lancashire, England
Batting	Unknown
Relations	James Pagden (brother) Hubert Pagden (grandson) Thomas Bellhouse (brother-in-law)
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 35 Batting average 5.83 100s/50s –/– Top score 18 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 December 2019

The son of Henry Williams Pagden and Susannah Ade, he was born in 1820 at Alfriston, Sussex.[1] He played first-class cricket for Manchester against Sheffield on four occasions between 1846–1848,[2] scoring 35 runs with a high score of 18.[3] He was employed by HM Customs and was married to Margaret Bellhouse, the sister of the cricketer Thomas Bellhouse, with the couple having six children.[1] Pagden died in Lancashire in 1883. His brother, James, and grandson, Hubert, both played first-class cricket. His great-granddaughter was the South African anti-apartheid activist Molly Blackburn.

References

External links

• Elgar Pagden at ESPNcricinfo

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