- David Deshon
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David Deshon Personal information Full name David Peter Tower Deshon Born 19 June 1923
Marylebone, London, EnglandDied 18 January 1992 (aged 68)
Heathrow Airport, London, EnglandBatting style Right-handed batsman Role Batsman Domestic team information Years Team 1947–1953 Somerset First-class debut 9 July 1947 Somerset v Nottinghamshire Last First-class 6 June 1953 Somerset v Lancashire Career statistics Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 82 Batting average 11.71 100s/50s –/– Top score 21 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/– Source: CricketArchive, 23 May 2010 David Peter Tower Deshon, (19 June 1923 – 18 January 1992), was a successful school cricketer whose later progress in first-class cricket was limited by his career as a full-time officer in the Royal Artillery. He was born at Marylebone, London and died suddenly of a heart attack at Heathrow Airport.[1]
Cricket career
Deshon was a successful schoolboy cricketer at Sherborne School and was selected for the annual MCC schools cricket festival in 1941, where he scored a century and outshone Trevor Bailey in a big partnership.[1] He was a middle-order right-handed batsman.
As an officer in the regular army, his first-class cricket was very restricted. He made four appearances for Somerset, three of them in 1947 and a final one in 1953. His final match was Bertie Buse's infamous benefit match at Bath against Lancashire in 1953, when the entire match was completed in a single day; Deshon's contribution to the debacle were innings of 0 and 9.[2] In all, he scored 82 first-class runs at an average of 11.71, with a highest score of 21. He appeared in non-first-class inter-services cricket, as well as playing for the Royal Artillery.[3]
Military career
On leaving school, Deshon was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 24 October 1942.[4] After the Second World War ended, he remained within the Army and was promoted to Lieutenant (1946), Captain (1950) and Major (1957).[5][6][7] He retired from the Royal Artillery with the rank of major in 1958.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Obituaries". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1993 ed.). Wisden. p. 1272.
- ^ "Scorecard: Somerset v Lancashire". www.cricketarchive.com. 1953-06-06. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/20/20654.html. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ "David Deshon". www.cricketarchive.com. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3519/3519.html. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette". London Gazette. 1942-11-24. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35794/supplements/5093. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette". London Gazette. 1946-10-01. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/37746/supplements/4934. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette". London Gazette. 1950-06-20. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/38945/supplements/3167. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette". London Gazette. 1957-06-14. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/41102/supplements/3651. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette". London Gazette. 1958-10-14. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/41519/supplements/6242. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
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