Darnton Charles "Don" Davey (7 July 1856 – 7 October 1911) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Natal from 1889 to 1898.
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| Full name | Darnton Charles Davey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 July 1856 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 October 1911 (aged 55) Durban, Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1889–90 to 1897–98 | Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life and career
editAn opening and middle-order batsman and slow bowler, who also played as a wicketkeeper for Natal in 1889–90, Don Davey was born in England and educated in Colchester.[1] He played a few minor games for Essex[2] before going in his mid-20s to Natal, where he worked as an engineer with the Natal Harbour Board.[3][4]
Davey toured England with the first South African touring team in 1894, when no first-class matches were played. He suffered a leg injury just when he was beginning to make useful scores, and was unable to play again on the tour.[1]
Davey was one of the most prominent cricketers in Natal in the 1880s and early 1890s.[1] He made 80, the highest score of the match, when Natal lost to Transvaal by one wicket in the Currie Cup in 1894–95.[5] A few days later he umpired the Currie Cup final.[6] He top-scored (making 78) for Natal in his last first-class innings, against Border in 1897–98.[7]
Davey died of heart disease in Durban in October 1911, aged 55.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Obituary: Mr. D. C. Davey". Cricket: 570–571. 4 November 1911.
- ^ "Miscellaneous matches played by Darnton Davey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Darnton Charles Davey". Geni. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Darnton Charles Davey". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Natal v Transvaal 1894-95". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Transvaal v Western Province 1894-95". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Border v Natal 1897-98". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
External links
edit- Darnton Davey at ESPNcricinfo
- Darnton Davey at CricketArchive (subscription required)