Richard Daft

Richard Daft
Personal information
Born(1835-11-02)2 November 1835
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Died18 July 1900(1900-07-18) (aged 64)
Radcliffe on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow
RelationsCharles Daft (brother)
Butler Parr (brother-in-law)
Harry Daft (son)
Richard Daft (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1858–1891Nottinghamshire
1883MCC
FC debut24 June 1858 Nottinghamshire v Surrey
Last FC27 August 1891 Nottinghamshire v Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 254
Runs scored 9,788
Batting average 25.42
100s/50s 7/50
Top score 161
Balls bowled 2,012
Wickets 51
Bowling average 20.98
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/59
Catches/stumpings 155/–
Source: CricketArchive, 25 March 2018

Richard Daft (2 November 1835 – 18 July 1900) was an English cricketer. He was one of the best batsmen of his day, the peak of his first-class career (which lasted from 1858 to 1891) being the 1860s and early 1870s.