David Laurence Boyd (born 21 November 1955) is a former Australian cricketer who played several seasons for Western Australia during the early 1980s.
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| Full name | David Laurence Boyd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1955 Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1981/82–1983/84 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 14 December 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born in Kalgoorlie,[1] Boyd played a number of matches for the Australian under-19 cricket team in 1972, at a time when underage cricket when relatively unorganised and international matches were rare.[2] For Western Australia, he played a number of matches at colts level from the late 1970s onwards,[3] but did not play at state level until the 1981–82 season, when he made both his first-class and List A debuts.[4][5] Bowling left-arm fast-medium, Boyd was more regularly selected the following season, taking eight wickets from five Sheffield Shield matches as part of a pace attack that at various stages included Dennis Lillee, Ken MacLeay, Wayne Clark, and Terry Alderman.[6]
Boyd was more successful in the limited-overs McDonald's Cup, which at the time was played as a knockout competition. He took 10 wickets from four games, including the tournament's final, in which Western Australia defeated New South Wales.[7] In the semi-final against Victoria, held in March 1983 at the WACA Ground, Boyd took match figures of 5/15 from seven overs, helping Western Australia bowl out Victoria for 112.[8] Named man of the match, his performance was the first five-wicket haul taken at List A level for Western Australia, and remains the best bowling figures overall for the state.[9] Failing to maintain his form over the following seasons, he played six further matches for Western Australia (three first-class and three limited-overs), all during the 1983–84 season.[4][5] Boyd subsequently spent time playing cricket in England. After returning to Australia, he gained coaching certification from the Australian Cricket Board, and went on to serve as a coach in the Northern Territory. In 1990, he spent a period playing and coaching for the Johor Cricket Association in Malaysia, as part of a reciprocal agreement with the Northern Territory Cricket Association.[2]
References
edit- ^ David Boyd – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ a b 'KILLING TWO BIRDS' WITH BOYD – New Straits Times. Published 16 January 1990. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Miscellaneous Matches played by David Boyd (7) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ a b First-Class Matches played by David Boyd (12) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ a b [http:/ /www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11732/List_A_Matches.html List A Matches played by David Boyd (9)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Sheffield Shield 1982/83: Bowling for Western Australia – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Western Australia v New South Wales, McDonald's Cup 1982/83 (Final (1982/83 Competition)) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Western Australia v Victoria, McDonald's Cup 1982/83 (Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ Most Wickets in an Innings for Western Australia – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2012.