Complex sentence: Lord Londesborough was a pivitol figure in getting the club off the ground and helped organise the first inter-club matches in October 1879, as a patron of the club he persuaded the local cricket club to allow the installation of experimental electric lights for two night football games.
Split into simpler sentences: Lord Londesborough was a pivotal figure in getting the club off the ground and helped organise the first inter-club matches in October 1879. As a patron of the club he persuaded the local cricket club to allow the installation of experimental electric lights for two night football games.