David Ballantyne (cricketer)

Scottish cricketer

David Ballantyne

Personal information

Full name|

David Ballantyne

Born| 31 October 1914
Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Died| 27 November 1997(1997-11-27) (aged 83)
Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Batting| Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1937| Scotland
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

|

Matches | 1
Runs scored | 11
Batting average | 5.50
100s/50s | –/–
Top score | 10
Catches/stumpings | –/–

Source: Cricinfo, 5 July 2022

David Ballantyne (31 October 1914 – 27 November 1997) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

Ballantyne was born at Peebles in October 1914 and was educated in Edinburgh at the independent Merchiston Castle School. A club cricketer for Peebles County Cricket Club and Grange Cricket Club,[1][2] he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Belfast in 1937.[3] Batting twice in the match as an opening batsman, he was dismissed for 10 runs in the Scotland first innings by Charles Billingsley, while in their second innings he was dismissed for a single run by Henry Morgan.[4] Outside of cricket, Ballantyne was an accountant and a company secretary for a woollen manufacturer. He died at Peebles in November 1997.

## References

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1. ^ "Our History 164 years in the making". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
2. ^ "Grange Cricket Club 175" (PDF). www.grangecricket.org. p. 19. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by David Ballantyne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
4. ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1937". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

## External links

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* David Ballantyne at ESPNcricinfo