Background
Daniel was born at Street Pancras, London, the son of William Thomas Shave Daniel.
Daniel was born at Street Pancras, London, the son of William Thomas Shave Daniel.
A barrister at Lincoln"s Inn, he had been captain of the Harrow Cricket XI and played for its Football XI while at school there. After leaving Cambridge, he was mainly associated with Middlesex, as a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. He made 37 known appearances in first-class matches.
He played for several predominantly amateur teams including the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series.
He died of tuberculosis at his brother-in-law"s house on Victoria Road, Clapham on 26 January 1873, and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery. He is commemorated in one light of a stained glass window at Street Mary the Virgin church, Great Wakering, Essex.