| Country: | Ireland |
| Fullname: | David Richard Pigot |
| Birth Date: | 18 July 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
| Family: | David Pigot, Sr. (father) James Pigot (uncle) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| Club1: | Ireland |
| Year1: | 1966 - 1975 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 11 |
| Runs1: | 406 |
| Bat Avg1: | 19.33 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/1 |
| Top Score1: | 88 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/– |
| Date: | 27 October |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24492.html Cricinfo |
David Richard Pigot (18 July 1929 - 8 June 1996) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
Pigot was born at Dublin to Meta Violet Blood-Smyth, and her husband, the cricketer David Pigot, Sr.[1] He was educated in Dublin at Blackrock College, before going up to Trinity College, Dublin.[2] After completing his studies, he worked as a partner in the legal firm Arthur Cox & Company.[2] [1]
Playing his club cricket for Phoenix,[2] at the age of 36 he debuted for Ireland in July 1966 in a minor match against Middlesex.[2] [3] Later that month he made his debut in first-class cricket against Scotland at Edinburgh.[4] He opened the batting for Ireland over the next decade,[2] making eleven appearances in first-class cricket, with his last match coming aged 46 against Scotland at Dublin.[4] He scored 406 runs in first-class cricket, averaging 19.33, with a high score of 88.[5] This score, one of two half centuries he made, came against Scotland in 1970.[6] He played club cricket in Dublin for 45 years, scoring 14,423 runs in Leinster Senior League cricket, a record only exceeded by Ginger O'Brien.[2]
He died following a short battle with cancer at Dublin in June 1996.[7] [8] He was buried at Glasnevin Cemetery.[1] His great great grandfather was the judge David Richard Pigot,[2] while his grandfather, John Henry Pigot, was the president of the Irish Cricket Union from 1925 - 1928.[9]