Lewis D'Aeth

Lewis D'Aeth
Personal information
Full name
Lewis Narbrough Hughes D'Aeth
Born13 March 1858
Knowlton, Kent, England
Died21 October 1920(1920-10-21) (aged 62)
Mark Cross, Sussex, England
BattingUnknown
RelationsEdward D'Aeth (brother)
Henry Knight (grandfather)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1894Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 0
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 October 2021

Lewis Narbrough Hughes D'Aeth JP (13 March 1858 — 21 October 1920) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of Narborough Hughes D'Aeth, he was born at Knowlton Court in Kent in March 1858. D'Aeth was commissioned as an ensign in the Kent Militia Artillery in June 1876.[1] He was transferred to the Royal Scots Fusiliers in February 1879 with the rank of second lieutenant,[2] with promotion to captain following in July 1887.[3] He retired from regular service the following year and was appointed to the Royal Fusiliers militia.[4][5] D'Aeth later made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Leicestershire at Lord's in 1894.[6] He was dismissed twice in the match without scoring by George Walton.[7] D'Aeth was also a prominent figure in Kent cricket.[8]

He resigned his commission from the Royal Fusiliers militia in May 1898, at which point he was made an honorary major.[9] A justice of the peace for Kent,[10] D'Aeth died from heart failure at Knewe Lodge in Mark Cross, Sussex in October 1920.[8] His brother Edward and grandfather Henry Knight both played first-class cricket.

  1. ^ "No. 24339". The London Gazette. 23 June 1876. p. 3619.
  2. ^ "No. 24681". The London Gazette. 21 February 1879. p. 870.
  3. ^ "No. 25746". The London Gazette. 11 October 1887. p. 5489.
  4. ^ "No. 25786". The London Gazette. 14 February 1888. p. 967.
  5. ^ "No. 25790". The London Gazette. 24 February 1888. p. 1226.
  6. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Lewis D'Aeth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Leicestershire, 1894". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. ^ a b The Late Lieut. Colonel Narbrough D'Aeth. Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 30 October 1920. p. 5
  9. ^ "No. 26967". The London Gazette. 17 May 1898. p. 3050.
  10. ^ Burke, Bernard; Burke, Ashworth Peter (1894). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Vol. 1. Harrison. p. 452.