David Ballantyne (cricketer) explained

Country:Scotland
Fullname:David Ballantyne
Birth Date:31 October 1914
Birth Place:Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Death Place:Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Scotland
Year1:1937
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:11
Bat Avg1:5.50
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:10
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:5 July
Year:2022
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/david-ballantyne-25145 Cricinfo

David Ballantyne (31 October 1914 – 27 November 1997) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

Ballantyne was born at Peebles in October 1914 and was educated in Edinburgh at the independent Merchiston Castle School. A club cricketer for Peebles County Cricket Club and Grange Cricket Club,[1] [2] he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Belfast in 1937.[3] Batting twice in the match as an opening batsman, he was dismissed for 10 runs in the Scotland first innings by Charles Billingsley, while in their second innings he was dismissed for a single run by Henry Morgan.[4] Outside of cricket, Ballantyne was an accountant and a company secretary for a woollen manufacturer. He died at Peebles in November 1997.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our History 164 years in the making. www.pitchero.com. 5 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Grange Cricket Club 175. www.grangecricket.org. 19. 5 July 2022.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by David Ballantyne. CricketArchive. 5 July 2022. subscription.
  4. Web site: Ireland v Scotland, 1937. CricketArchive. 5 July 2022. subscription.