Arthur Daniel

{{short description|English cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Use British English|date=February 2016}} '''Arthur William Trollope Daniel''' (3 January 1841 – 26 January 1873), was an English all-round sportsman and amateur cricketer who played from 1861 to 1869.

Daniel was born at St Pancras, London, the son of William Thomas Shave Daniel. A barrister at Lincoln's Inn, he had been captain of the Harrow Cricket XI and played for its Football XI while at school there. Going up to Trinity College, Cambridge,<ref name=Venn>{{acad|id=DNL859AW|name=Daniel, Arthur William Trollope}}</ref> he was a founder member of the Cambridge University Athletic Club, running in the hurdles race for the university at its first Inter-Varsity sports match in 1864.

After leaving Cambridge, he was mainly associated with Middlesex, as a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. He made 37 known appearances.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28940/28940.html CricketArchive]. Retrieved on 17 November 2008.</ref> He played for several predominantly amateur teams including the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series.

He died of tuberculosis at his brother-in-law's house on Victoria Road, Clapham on 26 January 1873, and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery.<ref name=Venn/> He is commemorated in one light of a stained glass window at St Mary the Virgin church, Great Wakering, Essex.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Further reading== * H S Altham, ''A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914)'', George Allen & Unwin, 1962 * Arthur Haygarth, ''Scores & Biographies'', Volumes 1-11 (1744–1870), Lillywhite, 1862–72 * ''West Norwood Cemetery's Sportsmen'', Friends of West Norwood Cemetery[https://www.fownc.org], 1995

==External links== * [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28940/28940.html CricketArchive profile] * [http://www.essexchurches.info/ChurchPic.asp?p=Little+Wakering&no=0082&ty=g&imgno=003&maximg=007 Stained glass memorial]

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