Bayly Nash Akroyd (27 April 1850 – 24 November 1926) was an English first-class cricketer and tennis player. Akroyd was born at Streatham in April 1850 and was educated at Radley College. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Surrey in 1872 against Nottinghamshire at The Oval, with him making a further appearance in that season against Kent at the same venue. The following season he made a single first-class appearance for the Surrey Club against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's, before also making four first-class appearances in that season for Surrey. He later made a final first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent in 1879 at the Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge Wells. Akroyd made a total of eight appearances in first-class cricket, scoring a total of