Darnton Davey

Darnton Charles "Don" Davey (7 July 1856 – 7 October 1911) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Natal from 1889 to 1898.

Darnton Davey
Personal information
Full nameDarnton Charles Davey
Born(1856-07-07)7 July 1856
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Died7 October 1911(1911-10-07) (aged 55)
Durban, Natal, South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1889-90 to 1897-98Natal
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 12
Runs scored 555
Batting average 25.22
100s/50s 0/4
Top score 80
Balls bowled 95
Wickets 2
Bowling average 34.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/5
Catches/stumpings 11/-
Source: Cricinfo, 2 September 2017

Life and career

An opening and middle-order batsman and slow bowler, who also played as a wicketkeeper for Natal in 1889-90, Don Davey was born in England and educated in Colchester.[1] He played a few minor games for Essex[2] before going in his mid-20s to Natal, where he worked as an engineer with the Natal Harbour Board.[3][4]

Davey toured England with the first South African touring team in 1894, when no first-class matches were played. He suffered a leg injury just when he was beginning to make useful scores, and was unable to play again on the tour.[1]

He was one of the most prominent cricketers in Natal in the 1880s and early 1890s.[1] He made 80, the highest score of the match, when Natal lost to Transvaal by one wicket in the Currie Cup in 1894-95.[5] A few days later he umpired the Currie Cup final.[6] He top-scored (making 78) for Natal in his last first-class innings, against Border in 1897-98.[7]

Davey died of heart disease in Durban in 1911.[1]

References
  1. "Obituary: Mr. D. C. Davey". Cricket: 570–571. 4 November 1911.
  2. "Miscellaneous matches played by Darnton Davey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. "Darnton Charles Davey". Geni. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  4. "Darnton Charles Davey". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. "Natal v Transvaal 1894-95". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  6. "Transvaal v Western Province 1894-95". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  7. "Border v Natal 1897-98". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
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