John Daniell (English sportsman)
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| Born | 12 December 1878 Bath, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 January 1963 (aged 84) Holway, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1898–1927 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 20 June 1898 Somerset v Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 9 July 1927 Somerset v Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 August 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Daniell (12 December 1878 – 24 January 1963) was an international rugby union player for England and a first-class cricketer for Somerset and Cambridge University Cricket Club.
Daniell achieved international success at rugby and was an international selector and a prominent administrator in the game for many years. He was president of the Rugby Football Union for two seasons from 1945 to 1947. His longer playing career was as a cricketer: he was captain of Somerset for 13 of the 15 seasons in which first-class cricket was played between 1908 and 1926, acted as occasional secretary and general organiser for the county over many other years, and was a national selector for the England cricket team.