Swainson Akroyd

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

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| country = England

| fullname = Swainson Howden Akroyd

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| birth_date = 13 November 1848

| birth_place = Streatham, Surrey, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1925|12|5|1848|11|13|df=yes}}

| death_place = Marylebone, London, England

| family = Bayly Akroyd (brother)

| batting = Right-handed

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| 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

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| catches/stumpings1 = 7/–

| date = 7 September

| year = 2014

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/8696.html Cricinfo

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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,{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27438/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Swainson Akroyd|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=7 September 2014}} and was captain of Surrey in 1869 and 1870. He made his highest first-class score of 87 against Sussex in 1872.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Surrey/Scorecards/1/1782.html |title=Sussex v Surrey, County Match 1872 |publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=7 September 2014}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Surrey/Players/27/27438/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Swainson Akroyd |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=7 September 2014}}

He died in Marylebone, London on 5 December 1925. His brother Bayly Akroyd also played first-class cricket.