Richard Daft (cricketer, born 1863)

Richard Daft

Personal information
Full name	Richard Parr Daft
Born	25 October 1863 Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	25 March 1934 (aged 70) South Croydon, Surrey, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Relations	Richard Daft (father) Harry Daft (brother) Charles Daft (uncle)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1896	Berkshire
1886	Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 5 Batting average 5.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 5 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 May 2012

Richard Parr Daft (25 October 1863 – 27 March 1934) was an English cricketer. Daft was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.

Daft made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against Surrey at Trent Bridge in 1886.^[1] Surrey won the toss and elected to bat, scoring 282 in their first-innings. In response, Nottinghamshire made 223 all out in their first-innings, with Daft being caught behind by Henry Wood off the bowling of John Beaumont for 5 runs. Surrey reached 100/2 in their second-innings, at which point the match was declared a draw.^[2] This was his only major appearance for the county. Ten years later he played for Berkshire in the 1896 Minor Counties Championship, appearing twice against Buckinghamshire and once against Hertfordshire.^[3]

He died at South Croydon, Surrey, on 27 March 1934. His father, also called Richard, was a first-class cricketer, as were his brother Harry and uncle Charles.

Gallery

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  Richard Daft 1858

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  Richard Daft & George Parr 1862

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  Richard Daft, studio portrait

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Richard Daft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
2. "Nottinghamshire v Surrey, 1886". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
3. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Daft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2012.

External links

• Richard Daft at ESPNcricinfo
• Richard Daft at CricketArchive