David John Littlewood (born 25 October 1955) is an English former cricketer.

David Littlewood
Personal information
Full name
David John Littlewood
Born (1955-10-28) 28 October 1955 (age 68)
Holloway, Middlesex, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1977–1978Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 10 2
Runs scored 95 3
Batting average 13.57 3.00
100s/50s –/1 –/–
Top score 51 3*
Catches/stumpings 12/6 –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2019

Littlewood was born at Holloway in October 1955, and later went up to St John's College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Glamorgan at Fenner's in 1977. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1978, making ten appearances.[2] Playing as a wicket-keeper, he scored 95 runs at an average of 13.57, with a high score of 51. Behind the stumps he took 12 catches and made 6 stumpings.[3] In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Cambridge, Littlewood also appeared in two List A one-day matches for the Combined Universities cricket team in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ The Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1976. p. 563.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by David Littlewood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Littlewood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. ^ "List A Matches played by David Littlewood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.

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