oss ", ▁Dark ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁somewhat ▁t ac it urn , ▁silent ▁man , ▁out ▁of ▁who ▁information ▁was ▁not ▁easily ▁extracted ". ▁ ▁Dark ▁died ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁at ▁St ▁John ' s ▁Wood , ▁London ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 6 ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁K ens al ▁Green ▁C emetery ▁where ▁a ▁red ▁gran ite ▁sl ab ▁was ▁ere cted ▁with ▁the ▁ins cription : ▁" S ac red ▁to ▁the ▁Memory ▁of ▁Mr ▁James ▁Henry ▁Dark , ▁who ▁died ▁October ▁ 1 7 th ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁aged ▁ 7 6 . ▁ ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁Prop ri et or ▁of ▁Lord ' s ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Arthur ▁Hay gar th ▁( 1 8 6 2 ) ▁Sc ores ▁& ▁Bi ograph ies , ▁Vol umes ▁ 1 – 3 ▁( 1 7 4 4 – 1 8 4 6 ), ▁L illy white ▁ ▁Pel ham ▁Warner ▁( 1 8 4 6 ) ▁Lord ' s ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁– ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Har rap , ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 7 9 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 7 1 ▁death s ▁Category : English ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : English ▁cr ick eters ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁Category : English ▁cr ick eters ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1