Okeover Butler Longcroft (6 March 1850 — 7 September 1871) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of Charles John Longcroft,Deaths. Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette. 16 September 1871. p. 5 he was born in the family ancestral home of Hall Place in Havant in March 1850. Longcroft was educated at Bradfield College. 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. 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. He also bowled in both matches, taking 8 wickets at an average of 9.37, with best figures of 3 for 15. Whilst out shooting, Longcroft began to feel unwell.Mr. Okeover Butler Longcroft. Hampshire Independent. 16 September 1871. p. 6 He subsequently died a few days later on 7 September 1871, at Hall Place. His cause of death was registered as typhoid fever.
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