| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Daniel Day |
| Birth Date: | 14 June 1807 |
| Birth Place: | Streatham, London, England |
| Death Place: | Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm roundarm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Surrey |
| Year1: | 1846–1852 |
| Club2: | Hampshire |
| Year2: | 1842–1845 & 1849–1850 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 50 |
| Runs1: | 395 |
| Bat Avg1: | 5.56 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/1 |
| Top Score1: | 70 |
| Deliveries1: | 4,309 |
| Wickets1: | 252 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 11.86 |
| Fivefor1: | 22 |
| Tenfor1: | 8 |
| Best Bowling1: | 8/? |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 36/– |
| Date: | 27 April |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12101.html Cricinfo |
Daniel Day (14 June 1807 – 22 November 1887) was an English first-class cricketer. Day was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast-medium. Day is widely regarded as one of the best bowlers of early English cricket.
In 1842, Day played a key part in the establishment of the Antelope Ground, with Day himself being installed in the Antelope Hotel.[1]
Day represented Hampshire teams in the period before the formation of the current Hampshire club, making his first-class debut in 1842 against the Marylebone Cricket Club. From 1842 to 1850, he played 15 first-class matches for Hampshire. In these matches he scored a single half century score of 70 with the bat against the Marylebone Cricket Club. With the ball he took 96 wickets at a bowling average of 8.42.
Day also represented Surrey from 1846 to 1852, making his debut for the county against Kent. Day played 23 first-class matches for Surrey, taking 133 wickets at an average of 13.97.
Day also played first-class cricket for the All-England Eleven, South of England and the Surrey Club. In his overall first-class career he took 252 wickets from 50 matches at an average of 11.86, with 22 five wicket hauls and 8 ten wicket hauls in a match. Day's exact best bowling figures are unknown, only that his greatest haul in an innings was 8 wickets.
Day also stood as an Umpire in four first-class matches from 1851 to 1865. Day died on 22 November 1887 at Southampton, Hampshire.