Samuel Hulme Day a.k.a. Sammy Day, was a professional cricketer for Kent

Kent County Cricket Club

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 and an English

England

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 international footballer, who played as an inside forward

Inside forward

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Cricket Career

Day was born in Peckham Rye

Peckham Rye

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, London

London

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. After receiving an education at Malvern College

Malvern College

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, where he was Captain of the Cricket XI, he went to Cambridge University where he played for the Cricket First XI, scoring 1631 runs. Day played for Kent from 1897 to 1919 and scored 5,893 runs.

Football Career

Day played for Old Malvernians

Old Malvernians F.C.

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, and earned three caps for England

England national football team

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in 1906, scoring two goals.