Harry Daer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harry Daer

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 10-Dec-1918

Place of Birth: Hammersmith, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Dec-1980

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Harry Bruce Daer (10 December 1918 – 19 December 1980) was an English cricketer.
Daer was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
He was born in Hammersmith, London. Daer made his first-class debut for Essex against Worcestershire in the 1938 County Championship.
He played 7 further first-class fixtures in that season, playing one more first-class fixture in the following against Yorkshire at Bramall Lane, Sheffield.
Daer very much adhered to the stereotype of a tailender, scoring just 60 runs in his 9 matches at a batting average of 6.66 and a high score of 17.
More successful with the ball, Daer took 11 wickets at a bowling average of 35.18, with best figures of 3/21. During World War II, Daer is mentioned in the London Gazette in January 1942 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Army Service Corps.
He died in Plymouth, Devon on 19 December 1980.
Daer had survived his brother, Arthur, by five months.
He too played first-class cricket, having a more successful career at the highest domestic level.