John Daniell (English sportsman)

John Daniell

Personal information
Full name	John Daniell
Born	(1878-12-12)12 December 1878 Bath, Somerset, England
Died	24 January 1963(1963-01-24) (aged 84) Holway, Somerset, England
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1898–1927	Somerset
First-class debut	20 June 1898 Somerset v Lancashire
Last First-class	9 July 1927 Somerset v Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 304 Runs scored 10468 Batting average 21.94 100s/50s 9/44 Top score 174* Balls bowled 198 Wickets 7 Bowling average 24.42 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/– Catches/stumpings 233/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 August 2009

John Daniell (12 December 1878 – 24 January 1963) was an international rugby union player for England and a first-class cricketer for Somerset and Cambridge University Cricket Club.

Daniell achieved international success at rugby and was an international selector and a prominent administrator in the game for many years. He was president of the Rugby Football Union for two seasons from 1945 to 1947. His longer playing career was as a cricketer: he was captain of Somerset for 13 of the 15 seasons in which first-class cricket was played between 1908 and 1926, acted as occasional secretary and general organiser for the county over many other years, and was a national selector for the England cricket team.