▁and ▁journal ists ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Stewart ' s ▁Mel ville ▁College ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁of ▁Scotland <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁Henry ▁Dark ▁( 1 4 ▁May ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁– ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁professional ▁cr ick eter ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁noted ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁sport ▁and ▁was , ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁the ▁propriet or ▁of ▁Lord ' s ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁Benjamin ▁Dark . ▁ ▁Career ▁as ▁player ▁and ▁u mp ire ▁Dark ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁at ▁Mary le bone , ▁London . ▁An ▁occas ional ▁w icket - keeper , ▁Dark ▁was ▁mainly ▁associated ▁with ▁M idd les ex ▁and ▁he ▁made ▁ 1 7 ▁known ▁appearances ▁in ▁first - class ▁matches ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁he ▁represented ▁the ▁Play ers ▁in ▁the ▁Gent le men ▁v ▁Play ers ▁match ▁at ▁Lord ' s . ▁Dark ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁good ▁h itter ▁and ▁fields man ". ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁respect ed ▁u mp ire ▁who ▁stood ▁inter mitt ently ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁ ▁Prop ri et or ▁of ▁Lord ' s ▁Dark ▁used ▁his