Swainson Akroyd

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.

Swainson Akroyd

Personal information
Full name	Swainson Howden Akroyd
Born	13 November 1848 Streatham, Surrey, England
Died	5 December 1925(1925-12-05) (aged 77) Marylebone, London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Bayly Akroyd (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1870–1871	Marylebone Cricket Club
1869–1878	Surrey
1870–1875	Gentlemen of England
1873	South of England
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 33 Runs scored 930 Batting average 17.22 100s/50s –/4 Top score 87 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 September 2014

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.^[1] 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.