David Stewart (cricketer, born 1924)

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David Stewart
Personal information
Full name
David Stewart
Born21 May 1924
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Died2 May 2006(2006-05-02) (aged 81)
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1950Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 7
Batting average 7.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 5*
Balls bowled 102
Wickets 2
Bowling average 10.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/12
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 November 2022

David Stewart (21 May 1924 — 2 May 2006) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

Stewart was born at Perth in May 1924 and was educated there at Perth Academy. A club cricketer for Perthshire,[1] Stewart made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Perth in 1950.[2][3] He took 2 wickets for 12 runs in the Ireland first innings with his right-arm medium pace bowling, dismissing Stanley Bergin and Roderick Gill. He batted twice in the match, being dismissed for 2 runs in the Scotland first innings by James Boucher, while in their second innings he ended unbeaten on 5.[4] Outside of cricket, Stewart was a Meat and Livestock Commission Office manager. He died at Perth in May 2006.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cricket. Perthshire Advertiser. 24 June 1950. p. 7
  2. ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries index: S-W". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by David Stewart". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1950". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
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