David Fraser-Darling
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| Full name | Callum David Fraser-Darling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1963 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1984–1988 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 November 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Callum David Fraser-Darling (born 30 September 1963) is a former English cricketer. Fraser-Darling was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Early life
[edit]He was the son of the doctor, Alisdair Fraser-Darling, from St Vincent's House in Caythorpe, Lincolnshire.[1] A sister was born on 25 September 1957.[2] He attended Edinburgh Academy.[3] He played cricket and rugby for the Scottish schools teams.[4]
Sporting career
[edit]Fraser-Darling made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Cambridge University in 1984. He made ten further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Oxford University in 1988.[5] In his eleven first-class matches, he scored 242 runs at an average of 24.20, with a high score of 61.[6] This score was the only time he passed fifty and came against Northamptonshire in 1986.[7] With the ball, he took 17 wickets at a bowling average of 51.52, with best figures of 5/84.[8] These figures were his only five wicket haul and came against Northamptonshire in 1986.[7] He made his List A debut against Middlesex in the 1985 John Player Special League. He made fifteen further List A appearances, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1988 Refuge Assurance League.[9] In his sixteen List A appearances, took 18 wickets at an average of 26.38, with best figures of 3/23.[10] With the bat, he scored just 60 runs at an average of 8.57, with a high score of 11.[11]
Career
[edit]He left Nottinghamshire at the end of the 1988 season, soon after he pursued a career as a police officer. He still serves today as a police constable with Nottinghamshire Constabulary.[12] Since 1989 he has represented the British Police cricket team.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Lincolnshire Echo Tuesday 3 March 1987, page 8
- ^ Grantham Journal Friday 4 October 1957, page 6
- ^ Grantham Journal Friday 15 August 1980, page 23
- ^ Grantham Journal Friday 3 April 1981, page 30
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by David Fraser-Darling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Fraser-Darling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Northamptonshire v Nottinghamshire, 1986 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by David Fraser-Darling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by David Fraser-Darling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by David Fraser-Darling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by David Fraser-Darling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ Mark, Prissell (11 May 2009). "Teams wage war over wickets". www.policereview.com. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Teams David Fraser-Darling played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
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