Bayly Akroyd
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| image =
| country = England
| fullname = Bayly Nash Akroyd
| partialdates =
| birth_date = 27 April 1850
| birth_place = Streatham, Surrey, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1926|11|24|1850|4|27|df=yes}}
| death_place = Marylebone, London, England
| family = Swainson Akroyd (brother)
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Unknown-arm roundarm slow
| role =
| international =
| club1 = Marylebone Cricket Club
| year1 = 1879
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = Surrey
| year2 = 1872–1873
| clubnumber2 =
| columns = 1
| column1 = First-class
| matches1 = 8
| runs1 = 129
| bat avg1 = 8.60
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 30
| deliveries1 = 24
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 9/–
| date = 14 April
| year = 2013
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8695.html Cricinfo
}}
Bayly Nash Akroyd (27 April 1850 – 24 November 1926) was an English first-class cricketer and tennis player.
Cricket career
Akroyd was born at Streatham in April 1850 and was educated at Radley College.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228170.html |title=Wisden - Obituaries in 1926 |date=2 December 2005 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=2 February 2020}} He made his debut in first-class cricket for Surrey in 1872 against Nottinghamshire at The Oval, with him making a further appearance in that season against Kent at the same venue.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27437/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Bayly Akroyd|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=14 April 2013}} The following season he made a single first-class appearance for the Surrey Club against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's, before also making four first-class appearances in that season for Surrey. He later made a final first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent in 1879 at the Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge Wells. Akroyd made a total of eight appearances in first-class cricket, scoring a total of 129 at an average of 8.60, with a high score of 30.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27437/27437.html|title=Player profile: Bayly Akroyd|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=14 April 2013}} For Surrey he scored 108 runs at an average of 9.00.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27437/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bayly Akroyd|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=14 April 2013}}
Tennis career
In addition to playing first-class cricket, Akroyd also played tennis and competed in the inaugural Wimbledon Championship in 1877, where he defeated George Nicole in the first round, before losing in straight sets to William Marshall in the second round.{{cite web |url=https://www.tennisarchives.com/player/?pl=6 |title=Player profile: Bayly Akroyd |publisher=tennisarchives.com |accessdate=2 February 2020}} Akroyd died at Marylebone on 24 November 1926. His brother, Swainson, also played first-class cricket.
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=8695}}
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Category:19th-century male tennis players
Category:19th-century English sportsmen
Category:People from Streatham
Category:Cricketers from the London Borough of Lambeth
Category:Cricketers from the London Borough of Merton
Category:People educated at Radley College
Category:Surrey Club cricketers
Category:Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
Category:English male tennis players