David Pettit

David William Pettit (24 March 1937 – 28 May 1990) was an English first-class cricketer.

David Pettit

Personal information
Full name	David William Pettit
Born	24 March 1937 Canterbury, Kent, England
Died	28 May 1990(1990-05-28) (aged 53) Greta West, Victoria, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1958–1959	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 33 Batting average 11.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 22 Balls bowled 570 Wickets 6 Bowling average 72.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 2/51 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 June 2020

Pettit was born at Canterbury in March 1937, where he was educated at St Edmund's School.[1] From St Edmund's he went up to Hertford College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1958 and 1959, making five appearances.[3] His matches for Oxford were mostly trials, with Pettit handed his first trial match against Derbyshire due to the unavailability of J. A. Bailey and David Sayer, where he was employed as a new ball bowler. He was expensive and did not take a wicket and did not feature for Oxford until the following year, when he played four matches in a row, which included an appearance against the touring Indians. However, he only took 6 wickets in these matches at an expensive average of 62.00.[1]

Pettit died suddenly in May 1990 in Australia at Greta West, Victoria.[1]

References

1. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1990". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
2. "Player profile: David Pettit". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
3. "First-Class Matches played by David Pettit". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

External links

• David Pettit at ESPNcricinfo