Bayly Akroyd
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| Full name | Bayly Nash Akroyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1850 Streatham, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 November 1926 (aged 76) Marylebone, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown-arm roundarm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Swainson Akroyd (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1879 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1872–1873 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 April 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bayly Nash Akroyd (27 April 1850 – 24 November 1926) was an English first-class cricketer and tennis player.
Cricket career
[edit]Akroyd was born at Streatham in April 1850 and was educated at Radley College.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for Surrey in 1872 against Nottinghamshire at The Oval, with him making a further appearance in that season against Kent at the same venue.[2] The following season he made a single first-class appearance for the Surrey Club against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's, before also making four first-class appearances in that season for Surrey.[2] He later made a final first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent in 1879 at the Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge Wells.[2] Akroyd made a total of eight appearances in first-class cricket, scoring a total of 129 at an average of 8.60, with a high score of 30.[3] For Surrey he scored 108 runs at an average of 9.00.[4]
Tennis career
[edit]In addition to playing first-class cricket, Akroyd also played tennis and competed in the inaugural Wimbledon Championship in 1877, where he defeated George Nicole in the first round, before losing in straight sets to William Marshall in the second round.[5] Akroyd died at Marylebone on 24 November 1926. His brother, Swainson, also played first-class cricket.
References
[edit]- ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1926". ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Bayly Akroyd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Player profile: Bayly Akroyd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bayly Akroyd". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Player profile: Bayly Akroyd". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
External links
[edit]- 1850 births
- 1926 deaths
- 19th-century male tennis players
- 19th-century English sportsmen
- People from Streatham
- Cricketers from the London Borough of Lambeth
- Cricketers from the London Borough of Merton
- People educated at Radley College
- English cricketers
- Surrey cricketers
- Surrey Club cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- English male tennis players
- British male tennis players
- Tennis players from Surrey