Arthur Daniel

Who was Arthur Daniel?

Arthur William Trollope Daniel was an English all-round sportsman and amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1861 to 1869.

Daniel was born at St Pancras, London. 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, he was a founder member of the Cambridge University Athletic Club, running in hurdles for the University at its first Inter-Varsity sports match in 1864.

After leaving Cambridge, he was mainly associated with Oxford University and Middlesex, as a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. He made 37 known appearances in first-class matches. He played for several predominantly amateur teams including the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series.

He died of tubercolosis at his brother-in-law's house on Victoria Road, Clapham on 26 January 1873, and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery.