| David Boyd | |
| Country: | Australia |
| Fullname: | David Laurence Boyd |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm fast-medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Western Australia |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 12 |
| Runs1: | 246 |
| Bat Avg1: | 18.92 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 43 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,861 |
| Wickets1: | 25 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 41.24 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/40 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 9 |
| Runs2: | 26 |
| Bat Avg2: | 6.50 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 13 |
| Deliveries2: | 462 |
| Wickets2: | 15 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 18.33 |
| Fivefor2: | 1 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 5/15 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/- |
| Date: | 14 December |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11732/11732.html CricketArchive |
David Laurence Boyd (born 21 November 1955) is a former Australian cricketer who played several seasons for Western Australia during the early 1980s.
Born in Kalgoorlie,[1] Boyd played a number of matches for the Australian under-19 cricket team in 1972, at a time when underage cricket when relatively unorganised and international matches were rare.[2] For Western Australia, he played a number of matches at colts level from the late 1970s onwards,[3] but did not play at state level until the 1981–82 season, when he made both his first-class and List A debuts.[4] [5] Bowling left-arm fast-medium, Boyd was more regularly selected the following season, taking eight wickets from five Sheffield Shield matches as part of a pace attack that at various stages included Dennis Lillee, Ken MacLeay, Wayne Clark, and Terry Alderman.[6]
Boyd was more successful in the limited-overs McDonald's Cup, which at the time was played as a knockout competition. He took 10 wickets from four games, including the tournament's final, in which Western Australia defeated New South Wales.[7] In the semi-final against Victoria, held in March 1983 at the WACA Ground, Boyd took match figures of 5/15 from seven overs, helping Western Australia bowl out Victoria for 112.[8] Named man of the match, his performance was the first five-wicket haul taken at List A level for Western Australia, and remains the best bowling figures overall for the state.[9] Failing to maintain his form over the following seasons, he played six further matches for Western Australia (three first-class and three limited-overs), all during the 1983–84 season.[4] [5] Boyd subsequently spent time playing cricket in England. After returning to Australia, he gained coaching certification from the Australian Cricket Board, and went on to serve as a coach in the Northern Territory. In 1990, he spent a period playing and coaching for the Johor Cricket Association in Malaysia, as part of a reciprocal agreement with the Northern Territory Cricket Association.[2]