Edward D'Aeth

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Edward D'Aeth
Personal information
Full nameEdward Knatchbull Hughes D'Aeth
Born11 September 1866
Knowlton, Kent, England
Died19 September 1923(1923-09-19) (aged 57)
New York City, New York, United States
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RelationsLewis D'Aeth (brother)
Henry Knight (grandfather)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1885Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 44
Batting average 8.80
100s/50s –/–
Top score 22
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 April 2020

Edward Knatchbull Hughes D'Aeth (11 September 1866 – 19 September 1923) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Narborough Hughes D'Aeth, he was born at Knowlton Court in Kent in September 1866. He was educated at Haileybury,[1] before going up to St Mary Hall, Oxford in 1885,[2] before transferring to Lincoln College, Oxford in April 1886.[3] While studying at Oxford, he three appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1885, against the Marylebone Cricket Club, Lancashire and the Gentlemen of England.[4] In his three first-class matches for Oxford, D'Aeth scored 44 runs with a high score of 22.[5]

He later migrated to Florida to become a fruit farmer, where he married in 1894 and was living at Tampa in 1899.[1][3] D'Aeth died at New York City in September 1923. His grandfather, Henry Knight, and brother, Lewis D'Aeth, both played first-class cricket.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Millford, L. S. (1907). Haileybury Register 1862–1910 (4 ed.). Richard Clay and Sons, Limited. p. 247.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 332.
  3. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1893). Oxford Men and Their Colleges. James Parker & Co. p. 151.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Edward D'Aeth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward D'Aeth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

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