Lives in Cricket No 7 - Richard Daft

First-Class cricket: Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 1858 19.3 1 63 4 2-14 15.75 - 1864 35 11 51 2 2-36 25.50 - 1866 4 2 17 0 - - - 1869 36.2 9 72 8 5-23 9.00 1 1870 56 12 122 5 3-29 24.40 - 1871 26 4 73 0 - - - 1872 96 22 217 15 6-59 14.46 1 1873 20 6 40 2 2-24 20.00 - 1875 10.3 0 32 1 1-7 32.00 - 1876 9 0 35 0 - - - 1877 166 50 290 13 3-39 22.30 - 1878 6 0 15 0 - - - 1883 18 4 43 1 1-24 43.00 - Career 503 121 1070 51 6-59 20.98 2 Notes: Overs were of four balls throughout Daft’s career as a bowler. He took his wickets at the rate of one per 39.45 balls and conceded runs at the rate of 2.12 per four-ball over. Daft took wickets in 23 matches: 24 (47%) of his wickets were caught, including two caught and bowled; 15 (29%) were bowled; 11 (22%) an exceptional proportion, were stumped and one (2%) was lbw. For Nottinghamshire he took 45 wickets at 18.64. He took the wickets of seven batsmen twice; all his other victims were once only. First-class cricket: Fifties (57) Score For Opponent Venue Season 52 Nottinghamshire¹ Surrey The Oval 1859 65 Players¹ Gentlemen Lord’s 1861 66 All England Eleven² United England Eleven Old Trafford 1861 64 North¹ Surrey The Oval 1861 55 England² Kent Canterbury 1861 118 North¹ South Lord’s 1862 80* Nottinghamshire² Kent Trent Bridge 1863 61 Players¹ Gentlemen The Oval 1864 56 Nottinghamshire¹ Surrey The Oval 1864 78 Nottinghamshire² Kent Crystal Palace 1864 80 Nottinghamshire¹ Yorkshire Bradford (Gt Horton Rd) 1864 67 Nottinghamshire¹ Sussex Trent Bridge 1865 78 North¹ South Lord’s 1865 52* Nottinghamshire² Surrey Trent Bridge 1865 66 Nottinghamshire¹ Yorkshire Bradford (Gt Horton Rd) 1865 52 Nottinghamshire¹ Cambridgeshire Trent Bridge 1866 94 Nottinghamshire² Middlesex Islington 1866 111* All England Eleven¹ United England Eleven Old Trafford 1867 72* Nottinghamshire¹ Middlesex Islington 1867 62* Nottinghamshire² Cambridgeshire Trent Bridge 1867 94 Nottinghamshire¹ Lancashire Trent Bridge 1868 57 Nottinghamshire² Surrey The Oval 1868 51 Nottinghamshire¹ Yorkshire Dewsbury 1868 103* Nottinghamshire² MCC Lord’s 1869 56 Nottinghamshire¹ Surrey Trent Bridge 1869 93* Nottinghamshire¹ Surrey The Oval 1869 50 Nottinghamshire¹ Yorkshire Sheffield (Bramall Lane) 1869 144 Some Statistics