| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Swainson Howden Akroyd |
| Birth Date: | 13 November 1848 |
| Birth Place: | Streatham, Surrey, England |
| Death Place: | Marylebone, London, England |
| Family: | Bayly Akroyd (brother) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1870–1871 |
| Club2: | Surrey |
| Year2: | 1869–1878 |
| Club3: | Gentlemen of England |
| Year3: | 1870–1875 |
| Club4: | South of England |
| Year4: | 1873 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 33 |
| Runs1: | 930 |
| Bat Avg1: | 17.22 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/4 |
| Top Score1: | 87 |
| Deliveries1: | – |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/– |
| Date: | 7 September |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/8696.html Cricinfo |
Swainson Howden Akroyd (13 November 1848 – 5 December 1925) was an English first-class 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,[1] and was captain of Surrey in 1869 and 1870. He made his highest first-class score of 87 against Sussex in 1872.[2] 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.[3]
He died in Marylebone, London on 5 December 1925. His brother Bayly Akroyd also played first-class cricket.