Edward D'Aeth

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

Edward D'Aeth

Personal information
Full name	Edward Knatchbull Hughes D'Aeth
Born	11 September 1866 Knowlton, Kent, England
Died	19 September 1923(1923-09-19) (aged 57) New York City, New York, United States
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Relations	Lewis D'Aeth (brother) George T. Knight (grandfather)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1885	Oxford 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

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 grandather, George T. Knight, and nephew, Lewis D'Aeth, both played first-class cricket.

References

1. 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. 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.

External links

• Edward D'Aeth at ESPNcricinfo