Full name Swainson Howden Akroyd 1870–1875 Gentlemen of England Batting style Right-handed Name Swainson Akroyd | Relations Bayly Akroyd (brother) Role Cricket Player 1869–1878 Surrey | |
Born 13 November 1848 Streatham, Surrey, England 1870–1871 Marylebone Cricket Club Died December 5, 1925, Marylebone, United Kingdom | ||
Swainson Howden Akroyd (13 November 1848 – 5 December 1925) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Streatham, Surrey, and was educated at Radley College.
Akroyd made his first-class debut for Surrey in 1869 against Oxford University at The Oval, and was captain of Surrey in 1869 and 1870. He made his highest first-class score of 87 against Sussex in 1872. He played 33 first-class matches between 1869 and 1878, scoring 930 runs at an average of 17.22. For Surrey he played 23 matches, scoring 622 runs at an average of 15.55.
He died in Marylebone, London on 5 December 1925. His brother Bayly Akroyd also played first-class cricket.
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