David Charles Money (5 October 1918 – 7 October 2004) was an English first-class cricketer.

David Money
Personal information
Full name
David Charles Money
Born5 October 1918
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Died7 October 2004(2004-10-07) (aged 86)
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1938–1946Oxfordshire
1947Oxford University
1950–1952Bedfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 27
Batting average
100s/50s –/–
Top score 27*
Catches/stumpings 1/1
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

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  1. ^ a b c d International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004. Psychology Press. 2003. p. 392. ISBN 1857431790.
  2. ^ a b c "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Money". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ^ "No. 34990". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 November 1940. p. 6544.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by David Money". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  5. ^ "No. 38105". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 October 1947. p. 5016.
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