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David Mordaunt Personal information Full name David John Mordaunt Born 24 August 1937
Chelsea, London, EnglandBatting style Right-handed Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast Relations Gerald Mordaunt (grandfather)
John Mordaunt (great-grandfather)Domestic team information Years Team 1964 Marylebone Cricket Club 1964–1974 Berkshire 1958–1960 Sussex Career statistics Competition FC LA Matches 20 4 Runs scored 599 144 Batting average 23.03 36.00 100s/50s –/5 –/2 Top score 96 60 Balls bowled 1,083 219 Wickets 24 3 Bowling average 25.04 44.00 5 wickets in innings 1 – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 5/42 3/24 Catches/stumpings 15/ – 2/ – Source: Cricinfo, 31 May 2010 David John Mordaunt (born 24 August 1937) is a former English cricketer. Mordaunt was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast.
In 1958, Mordaunt made his first-class debut for Sussex in the against Oxford University.[1] From 1958 to 1960, Mordaunt played 19 first-class matches for Sussex, with his final match for the county coming against Gloucestershire in the 1960 County Championship. In his 19 matches for Sussex, he scored 586 runs at a batting average of 24.41, with 5 half centuries and high score of 96.[2] With the ball he took 19 wickets at a bowling average of 28.89, with a single five wicket haul which gave him career best figures of 5/42.[3]
After leaving Sussex at the end of the 1960 season, Mordaunt did not appear in any county cricket matches until 1964, when he joined Berkshire. It was also in 1964 that Mordaunt played his final first-class match, for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Ireland, scoring 13 runs.[4] Mordaunt's Minor Counties Championship debut for Berkshire came against Devon. From 1964 to 1974, he played 40 Minor Counties Championship matches for Berkshire.[5]
Mordaunt made his List-A debut for Berkshire against Somerset in the 1st round of the 1965 Gillette Cup.[6] Mordaunt played 3 further one-day matches for the county, against Hertfordshire in the 1st round of the 1966 Gillette Cup, against Gloucestershire in the 2nd round of the same tournament. During the match against Gloucestershire and finally against Hertfordshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. In his 4 one-day matches for Berkshire, he scored 144 runs at an average of 36.00, with 2 half centuries and a high score 60.[7] With the ball he took 3 wickets at an average of 44.00, with best figures of 3/24.[8]
Family
Mordaunt's grandfather, Gerald Mordaunt and his great-grandfather, John Mordaunt both played first-class cricket.
References
- ^ First-Class Matches played by David Mordaunt
- ^ First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Mordaunt
- ^ First-class Bowling For Each Team by David Mordaunt
- ^ Ireland v Marylebone Cricket Club, Marylebone Cricket Club in Ireland 1964
- ^ Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Mordaunt
- ^ List A Matches played by David Mordaunt
- ^ List-A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Mordaunt
- ^ List-A Bowling For Each Team by David Mordaunt
External links
Categories:- 1937 births
- People from Chelsea, London
- People from London
- English cricketers
- Sussex cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Berkshire cricketers
- Living people
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