Edward D'Aeth explained

Country:England
Fullname:Edward Knatchbull Hughes D'Aeth
Birth Date:11 September 1866
Birth Place:Knowlton, Kent, England
Death Place:New York City, New York, United States
Family:Lewis D'Aeth (brother)
Henry Knight (grandfather)
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
Club1:Oxford University
Year1:1885
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:3
Runs1:44
Bat Avg1:8.80
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:22
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:18 April
Year:2020
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/12010.html Cricinfo

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Millford, L. S. . Haileybury Register 1862–1910 . 1907 . Richard Clay and Sons, Limited . 4 . 247 . en.
  2. Book: Foster, Joseph . Alumni Oxonienses . 1891 . Parker and Company . 332 . en.
  3. Book: Foster, Joseph . Oxford Men and Their Colleges . 1893 . James Parker & Co . 151 . en.
  4. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Edward D'Aeth . CricketArchive . 2020-04-21 . subscription.
  5. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward D'Aeth . CricketArchive . 2020-04-21 . subscription.