David Townsend (Devon cricketer)

Personal information
Full name	David Edward John Townsend
Born	22 October 1965 (1965-10-22) (age 46) Tiverton, Devon, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Relations	Gareth Townsend (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1993-2002	Devon
Career statistics
Competition	LA
Matches	1
Runs scored	29
Batting average	29.00
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	29
Balls bowled	–
Wickets	–
Bowling average	–
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	–
Catches/stumpings	–/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2010

David Edward John Townsend (born 26 October 1965) is a former English cricketer. Townsend was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Tiverton, Devon.

Townsend made his debut for Devon in the 1993 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. From 1993 to 2002, he represented the county in 10 Championship matches, the last of which came against Oxfordshire.^[1] His MCCA Knockout Trophy debut for the county came against Dorset in 1993. He played one further Trophy match for Devon, which came in 2002 against Wiltshire.^[2]

He also represented Devon in a single List A match against Derbyshire in the 1993 NatWest Trophy.^[3] In this match, he scored 29 runs before being bowled by Matthew Vandrau.^[4]

His younger brother, Gareth, played first-class cricket for Somerset. He also played List A cricket for Surrey, Devon and a combined Minor Counties team.

References

1. ^ Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Townsend
2. ^ Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by David Townsend
3. ^ List A Matches played by David Townsend
4. ^ List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Townsend

External links

• David Townsend at Cricinfo
• David Townsend at CricketArchive

Persondata
Name	Townsend, David
Alternative names
Short description	Cricketer
Date of birth	26 October 1965
Place of birth	Tiverton, Devon
Date of death
Place of death