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Charles Daniel Crofts (30 August 1822 – 15 April 1893) was an English cricketer. Crofts' batting and bowling styles are unknown.

Charles Crofts

Personal information
Full name	Charles Daniel Crofts
Born	(1822-08-30)30 August 1822 Lewes, Sussex, England
Died	15 April 1893(1893-04-15) (aged 70) Caythorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1840	Sussex
1843	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 8 Batting average 1.60 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 7 Balls bowled 100 Wickets 3 Bowling average ? 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 3/? Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 March 2012

Crofts was born at Lewes, Sussex, and was educated at Winchester College and St John's College, Cambridge.[1] He made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against Nottinghamshire in 1840 at Trent Bridge.[2] In Sussex's first-innings, he was dismissed for a duck by Thomas Barker, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for the same score by Sam Redgate.[3] While studying at the University of Cambridge, he later made two first-class appearances for Cambridge University Cricket Club against Cambridge Town Club and Oxford University in 1843, though with little success.[2]

He died at Caythorpe, Lincolnshire, on 15 April 1893.

References

External links

• Charles Crofts at ESPNcricinfo

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