David Charles Money (5 October 1918 – 7 October 2004) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | David Charles Money | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 October 1918 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 October 2004 (aged 86) Bedford, Bedfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1938–1946 | Oxfordshire | ||||||||||||||
| 1947 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
| 1950–1952 | Bedfordshire | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Money was born at Oxford in October 1918, where he studied at St John's at the University of Oxford, graduating with a degree in chemistry in 1940.[1] He had debuted in minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire in the 1938 Minor Counties Championship.[2] After graduating he fought in the Second World War, ensliting with the Royal Engineers as a second lieutenant in November 1940.[3] Following the end of the war he married Madge Matthews in November 1945, as well as resuming studying at the University of Oxford.[1] He played two further minor counties matches for Oxfordshire in 1946,[2] before appearing for Oxford University in a first-class match against the Combined Services at Oxford in 1947.[4]
After graduating with a degree in geography in 1947, he took up a teaching post at Bedford School.[1] He was made a lieutenant while instructing the Bedford School contingent of the Officers' Training Corps.[5] He began playing minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire in 1950, with Money playing for Bedfordshire until 1952, making fourteen appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[2] Outside of his teaching career, Money published several books on geographical subjects between 1954–2000.[1] He died at Bedford in October 2004.
References edit
- ^ a b c d International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004. Psychology Press. 2003. p. 392. ISBN 1857431790.
- ^ a b c "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Money". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "No. 34990". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 November 1940. p. 6544.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by David Money". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "No. 38105". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 October 1947. p. 5016.