Bushby was a right-handed batsman and noted long stop fielder.
[2] He also played two first-class fixtures for Petworth Cricket Club against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1844, as well as playing a first-class match each for a team of Single men against a team of Married men and for England against Kent.
[2] The start of the following season saw Bushby selected to play for Fuller Pilch's personal eleven against the personal eleven of Nicholas Felix, for the remainder of the season he made five further appearances in first-class matches for Sussex, while the following year he made just three appearances for the county.
[2] In total he made 64 recorded appearances in first-class matches, the majority of which were for Sussex.
[3] Outside of cricket he was employed as a gardener by his Sussex teammate Alfred Smith.