David Fairey

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David Fairey
Personal information
Full name David Harold Richardson Fairey
Born (1940-08-17) 17 August 1940
Linton, Cambridgeshire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Left-arm medium
Relations Maurice Crouch (father-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19571979 Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 6
Runs scored 72
Batting average 14.40
100s/50s /
Top score 22
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 5/
Source: Cricinfo, 27 April 2011

David Harold Richardson Fairey (born 17 August 1940) is a former English cricketer. Fairey was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium-pace. Born in Linton, Cambridgeshire, he was also a field hockey player.

Fairey made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the 1957 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire. Fairey played Minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire from 1957 to 1979, which included 88 Minor Counties Championship matches.[1] In 1964, he made his List A debut against Essex in the Gillette Cup. He played five further List A matches for Cambridgeshire, the last coming against Northamptonshire in 1975.[2] In his six List A matches, he scored 72 runs at a batting average of 14.40, with a high score of 22.[3] With the ball he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 20.33, with best figures of 2/8.[4]

Outside of cricket, he played field hockey for Cambridgeshire and England. Fairey's father-in-law, Maurice Crouch, played List A and Minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire, as well as first-class cricket for other teams.

References

  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Fairey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2011. 
  2. "List A Matches played by David Fairey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
  3. "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Fairey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2011. 
  4. "List A Bowling For Each Team by David Fairey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2011. 

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