Dan Piachaud

Dan Piachaud
Personal information
Full name James Daniel Piachaud
Born 1 March 1937
Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm off break
International information
National side
  • Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1962–1968 Marylebone Cricket Club
1960 Hampshire
1958–1961 Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 71
Runs scored 1,037
Batting average 12.20
100s/50s –/–
Top score 40
Balls bowled 12,227
Wickets 205
Bowling average 24.73
5 wickets in innings 8
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 8/72
Catches/stumpings 53/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2009

James Daniel Piachaud (born 1 March 1937 in Colombo, Ceylon) is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer. Piachaud was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler.

Dan Piachaud made his first-class debut for Oxford University in England in 1958 against Gloucestershire. In a first-class match for Oxford University against Hampshire in 1960, Piachaud was hit for 28 off an over bowled by Butch White: after bowling a dot ball, Piachaud was hit for four sixes and then a four. Piachaud first spell at the University came to an end in June 1960. His last for the University that season came against Cambridge University.

After playing fifteen matches for Oxford University up until June of the 1960 season, Piachaud joined Hampshire for the remainder of the 1960 County Championship season. Piachaud made his debut for the club against Nottinghamshire in July. Piachaud represented the club in twelve first-class matches, the last of which came against Somerset in August. Piachaud took 29 wickets at an average of 29.31 with best bowling figures of 4-62. This was to be Piachaud's only season with the club.

For the 1961 English cricket season Piachaud returned to representing Oxford University. Piachaud represented the University in a further seven first-class matches. Both his spells combined yielded him 149 wickets at an average of 25.25 with best bowling figures of 8-72. He played his last match for the University against Cambridge University in 1961.

Piachaud also played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1962 to 1968, making his debut against Cambridge University. Piachaud represented the Marylebone Cricket Club in three matches, the last of which came against Ireland in 1968. Piachaud represented his native Ceylon once in first-class cricket in 1968 against the Marylebone Cricket Club.

Additionally Piachaud played first-class cricket for the Players v the Gentlemen in 1961; for an EW Swanton's XI against an Indian XI in 1964; and for the Free Foresters against Oxford University in 1968.

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