David Mordaunt
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| Full name | David John Mordaunt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 August 1937 Chelsea, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 November 2020 (aged 83) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Gerald Mordaunt (grandfather) John Mordaunt (great-grandfather) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | Marylebone Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1974 | Berkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1960 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 May 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David John Mordaunt (24 August 1937 – 28 November 2020) was an English
Cricket career
Mordaunt was educated at
Mordaunt left Sussex at the end of the 1960 season. He played his final first-class match in 1964 for
In 1964 Mordaunt joined the
Main career
Between 1955 and 1957 Mordaunt served in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. He became a schoolteacher in Oxford in 1958.[3] He returned to his old school, Wellington College, in 1963 to teach mathematics.
Mordaunt was also a noted expeditioner, leading three Royal Geographical Schools Expeditions to the Arctic and, in 1983, a Royal Geographical Society expedition through Nepal to the base of Annapurna.[14]
He died on 28 November 2020 at the age of 83.[15]
Family
Mordaunt married Dr Catharine Hilary Mayne in 1990. His grandfather, Gerald Mordaunt, and his great-grandfather, John Mordaunt, both played first-class cricket.
References
- ISBN 9781472975478.
- ^ Wisden 1956, p. 800.
- ^ a b Wisden 1959, p. 652.
- ^ First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Mordaunt
- ^ First-class Bowling For Each Team by David Mordaunt
- ^ Ireland v Marylebone Cricket Club, Marylebone Cricket Club in Ireland 1964
- ^ "Miscellaneous Matches played by David Mordaunt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Mordaunt
- ^ Wisden 1966, p. 643.
- ^ List A Matches played by David Mordaunt
- ^ List-A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Mordaunt
- ^ List-A Bowling For Each Team by David Mordaunt
- ^ "David Mordaunt". The Cricketer Cup. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ The Yateley Society Newsletter No. 20, October 1984.
- ^ Mordaunt
External links
- David Mordaunt at Cricinfo
- David Mordaunt at CricketArchive