John Daniell (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Daniell (cricketer)

English rugby union footballer and cricketer

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1878

Place of Birth: Bath, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 24-Jan-1963

Profession: cricketer, rugby union player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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.