Background
He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire and educated at Winchester College, where he represented the college cricket team
He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire and educated at Winchester College, where he represented the college cricket team
Winchester College.
Daniels was a right-handed batsman. Daniels entered the Royal Armoured Corps with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1961. He later made his only first-class cricket appearance for Gloucestershire against Oxford University in 1964.
In this match, he scored 15 runs in Gloucestershire"s first-innings, before being dismissed by Ted Fillary, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by Tim Razzall.
In 1964, he made a single first-class appearance for the Combined Services against Oxford University. He scored 10 runs in the Combined Serives first-innings, before being dismissed by John Martin, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 22 runs by Tim Razzall.
Daniels held the rank of Lieutenant still within the Royal Armoured Corps by 1965, however on 15 April 1967 he resigned his commission.