David Laitt
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| Full name | David James Laitt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1931 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 June 1998 (aged 67) Croydon, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1952–1972 | Minor Counties South | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 May 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David James Laitt (3 May 1931 – 27 June 1998) was an English
batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. It was while doing National Service with the Royal Air Force that he was told to concentrate on his bowling, having started off as a batsman.[1]
He was born in
Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire from 1952 to 1972, which included 116 Minor Counties Championship matches.[2] He made his List A debut against Cambridgeshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He played 2 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, against Worcestershire in 1970, and Durham in 1972.[3] In his 3 List A matches for Oxfordshire, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 14.33, with best figures of 3/29.[4] By the end of his career with Oxfordshire, Laitt was the counties leading wicket taker in Minor counties cricket, finishing with 670 wickets at an average of just 16.70.[1] This record stood until it was surpassed by Keith Arnold in 2009.[5]
Playing Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire allowed him to represent the
Minor Counties South, making 6 appearances spread over the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup and the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup.[3] He took 8 wickets in his 6 appearances for the team, coming at an average of 22.12 and with best figures of 3/28.[4]
Outside of cricket, Laitt worked as a computer administrator. He worked for 12 years at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment in Harwell, before working at Heathrow Airport.[1] Laitt died in Croydon, Surrey, on 27 June 1998. He was survived by his wife Heather, son Roger Laitt and daughter Deborah.
References
- ^ a b c d "Oxfordshire's greatest wicket-taker dies at 67". Oxford Mail. 30 June 1998. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Laitt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ a b "List A Matches played by David Laitt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ a b "List A Bowling For Each Team by Robert Montgomerie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Mezzetti, Ed (23 June 2009). "Arnold's outstanding achievement". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by David Laitt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by David Laitt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2011.