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 career (which lasted from 1858 to 1891) being the 1860s and early 1870s.