David Larter

David Larter

Personal information
Full name	John David Frederick Larter
Born	24 April 1940 (1940-04-24) (age 71) Inverness, Scotland
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
International information
National side	England
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	10	182
Runs scored	16	639
Batting average	3.20	6.08
100s/50s	–/–	–/1
Top score	10	51*
Balls bowled	2172	31395
Wickets	37	666
Bowling average	25.43	19.53
5 wickets in innings	2	27
10 wickets in match	–	5
Best bowling	5/57	8/28
Catches/stumpings	5/–	56/–
Source: [1],

John Larter (born John David Frederick Larter, 24 April 1940, Inverness, Scotland)^[1] is a former Scottish cricketer, who played in ten Tests for England from 1962 to 1965.

The cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted, "David Larter was a complex character. There were days at Northampton when he just would not fancy bowling. But when the mood took him and his 6ft 7in physique was in perfect working order, he was a frighteningly good fast bowler, as a career record record of 666 wickets at 19 apiece suggests".^[1]

Life and career

A six foot seven inch right arm fast bowler with a long run up, Larter made his debut for Northamptonshire in 1960, and took 121 wickets at just 16 in 1961. He claimed nine wickets on his Test debut a year later, and had bagged sixteen in his first two Tests,^[1] and a long Test career appeared to beckon. He was a regular tourist for England, but his Test appearances were limited by a succession of niggling injuries and, in all, he took just 37 wickets at 25.43.^[1] His career was badly affected by an ankle injury picked up in Sydney on the 1965/6 tour of Australia and he retired soon afterwards. He took 666 first class wickets at 19.53 apiece. His best figures, 8 for 28, came against Somerset and, although his batting was notoriously poor, he hit an unlikely unbeaten half century against Nottinghamshire.

After retiring from cricket at the age of 29, he ran the family transport business before moving into company training.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 108. ISBN 1-869833-21-X. 

External links

• David Larter, Cricinfo

Persondata
Name	Larter, David
Alternative names	Larter, John David Frederick
Short description	Scottish born, English Test and County cricketer
Date of birth	24 April 1940
Place of birth	Inverness, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death