Swainson Akroyd

Swainson Akroyd

Personal information
Full name	Swainson Howden Akroyd
Born	13 November 1848 Streatham, Surrey, England
Died	5 December 1925 (aged 77) Marylebone, London, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Relations	Bayly Akroyd (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1870–1871	Marylebone Cricket Club
1869–1878	Surrey
1870–1875	Gentlemen of England
1873	South of England
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 33 Runs scored 930 Batting average 17.22 100s/50s –/4 Top score 87 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 September 2014

Swainson Howden Akroyd (13 November 1848 – 5 December 1925) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Streatham, Surrey, and was educated at Radley College.

Akroyd made his first-class debut for Surrey in 1869 against Oxford University at The Oval,^[1] and was captain of Surrey in 1869 and 1870. He made his highest first-class score of 87 against Sussex in 1872.^[2] He played 33 first-class matches between 1869 and 1878, scoring 930 runs at an average of 17.22.^[1] For Surrey he played 23 matches, scoring 622 runs at an average of 15.55.^[3]

He died in Marylebone, London on 5 December 1925. His brother Bayly Akroyd also played first-class cricket.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Swainson Akroyd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
2. "Sussex v Surrey, County Match 1872". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Swainson Akroyd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

External links

• Swainson Akroyd at ESPNcricinfo
• Swainson Akroyd at CricketArchive