David Constant

David Constant

Personal information
Full name	David John Constant
Born	(1941-11-09) 9 November 1941 Bradford-upon-Avon, Wiltshire, England
Nickname	Connie
Umpiring information
Tests umpired	36 (1971–1988)
ODIs umpired	33 (1972–2001)
Career statistics
Source: Cricinfo, 8 September 2007

David John Constant (born 9 November 1941, at Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England) played 61 first-class cricket matches from 1961 to 1968 for Kent and Leicestershire. He later became an international cricket umpire, officiating in 36 Tests from 1971 to 1988 and 33 one-day internationals from 1972 to 2001.

Constant commenced his first-class cricket career with English county side Kent in 1961, moving to Leicestershire in 1965 and playing there until 1968. He was a middle-order batsman, scoring in all 1517 runs at 19.20 with a highest score of 80. Tony Lewis described his innings against Glamorgan on a difficult pitch at Leicester in 1965 as "one of the bravest innings I ever saw".^[1]

His first Test as umpire was the Third Test between England and Pakistan in July 1971; his colleague was Arthur Fagg. England won the match by 25 runs. He last stood in an international cricket match in the England v. Australia One Day International at The Oval, London in June 2001. He was the longest-serving umpire in county cricket, spending 38 years on the first-class umpires' list.^[2]

References

External links

• David Constant at Cricket Archive
• David Constant at Cricinfo

Persondata
Name	Constant, David
Alternative names
Short description	English cricketer and umpire
Date of birth	9 November 1941
Place of birth	Bradford-upon-Avon, Wiltshire
Date of death
Place of death