John Daniels (cricketer)

John Daniels
Personal information
Full name John Giles Upton Daniels
Born (1942-01-25) 25 January 1942
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Relations Rupert Daniels (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1964 Combined Services
1964 Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 51
Batting average 12.75
100s/50s /
Top score 22
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/
Source: Cricinfo, 30 July 2011

John Giles Upton Daniels (born 25 January 1942) is a former English cricketer. Daniels was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire and educated at Winchester College, where he represented the college cricket team.[1]

Daniels entered the Royal Armoured Corps with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1961.[2] He later made his only first-class cricket appearance for Gloucestershire against Oxford University in 1964. In this match, he scored 15 runs in Gloucestershire's first-innings, before being dismissed by Ted Fillary, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by Tim Razzall.[3] In 1964, he made a single first-class appearance for the Combined Services against Oxford University.[4] He scored 10 runs in the Combined Serives first-innings, before being dismissed by John Martin, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 22 runs by Tim Razzall.[5] Daniels held the rank of Lieutenant still within the Royal Armoured Corps by 1965,[6] however on 15 April 1967 he resigned his commission.[7]

His brother, Rupert, played first-class cricket for Oxford University. As of 2011, Daniels and his brother run a company called Edgbarne Trust Limited, based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.[8]

References

  1. "Teams John Daniels played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 42407. p. 5089. 7 July 1961.
  3. "Gloucestershire v Oxford University, 1964". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by John Daniels". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  5. "Combined Services v Oxford University, 1964". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  6. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 43638. p. 4205. 27 April 1965.
  7. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44303. p. 4929. 28 April 1967.
  8. "Profile: Edgbarne Trust Limited". www.companiesintheuk.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2011.

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