| Country: | Ireland |
| Fullname: | David Richard Pigot |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Sandymount, Leinster, Ireland |
| Family: | David Pigot, Jr. (son) James Pigot (brother) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Ireland |
| Year1: | 1922 - 1939 |
| Club2: | Dublin University |
| Year2: | 1922 - 1926 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 11 |
| Runs1: | 338 |
| Bat Avg1: | 15.36 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/1 |
| Top Score1: | 51 |
| Deliveries1: | 42 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Date: | 28 October |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24491.html Cricinfo |
David Richard Pigot (14 January 1900 - 10 August 1965) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
Pigot was born at Dublin to Alice Maud Knox, and her husband, John Henry Pigot,[1] who would serve as president of the Irish Cricket Union from 1925 - 1928.[2] He was educated at Mount St Benedict's College in Gorey, County Wexford, before attending St Stephen's Green School in Dublin.[3] From there, he went up to Trinity College, Dublin in 1917, where he was a member of Dublin University Cricket Club.[3]
It was for Dublin University that he made his debut in first-class cricket for, against Essex at Brentwood as part of the clubs 1922 tour of England.[4] Following this match, Pigot travelled up to Glasgow, where he made his debut for Ireland against Scotland.[4] He played in the Ireland v Scotland first-class fixture of 1923, before a gap of three years before his next appearance in first-class cricket, which came for Dublin University against Northamptonshire at College Park.[4] His next first-class appearance for Ireland didn't come until 1931, with Pigot playing intermittently for Ireland in the 1930s.[4] His final first-class match came in the Ireland v Scotland fixture of 1939 at Dublin.[4] Playing a total of eleven first-class matches, he scored 338 runs at an average of 15.36, with a high score of 51.[5] This score, which was his only first-class half century, came against Scotland in 1922.[6] He continued to play club cricket until 1945 for Phoenix, alongside his work as a solicitor.[3]
He had married Meta Violet Blood-Smyth in January 1928,[1] with the couple having three sons,[3] one of whom, David Jr., also played first-class cricket. Outside of cricket, Pigot's other interests included rugby union, where he played for Lansdowne Football Club.[7] He was also a bridge player, which he represented Ireland in for twenty years, as well as being the Irish delegate to the European Bridge League.[7] Pigot died at Sandymount in August 1965 and was buried at Glasnevin Cemetery.[3] [1] Other notable family members include his brother, James Pigot, who played first-class cricket. His great grandfather was the judge David Richard Pigot.[8]