David Alfred Donald Sydenham (born 6 April 1934) is a former English first-class cricketer. A left-arm fast bowler, he played with Surrey County Cricket Club from 1957 to 1965, then had one further match in 1972.[1]
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| Full name | David Alfred Donald Sydenham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 1934 Surbiton, Surrey, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1957 to 1972 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 29 December 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 1962 season Sydenham topped the national bowling averages with 115 wickets at 17.65. In May 1964 he took 9 for 70 and 3 for 31 in Surrey's victory over Gloucestershire at The Oval.[2] In his first List A match, he took 4 for 6 off 9 overs against Cheshire in the Gillette Cup in 1964; he took Cheshire's first four wickets in five balls, including a hat-trick.[3]
A chiropodist by profession,[4] David Sydenham held managerial posts in the National Health Service.
He was sometimes confused with his contemporary, the Southampton footballer John Sydenham, to whom he was not related.
References edit
- ^ "David Sydenham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Surrey v Gloucestershire 1964". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Wisden 1965, p. 646.
- ^ "Sydenham Retires". Liverpool Echo: 20. 2 December 1965.
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