| David Rock | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | David John Rock |
| Birth Date: | 20 April 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Southsea, Hampshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Hampshire |
| Year1: | 1976 - 1979 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 37 |
| Runs1: | 1,227 |
| Bat Avg1: | 19.17 |
| 100S/50S1: | 3/4 |
| Top Score1: | 114 |
| Deliveries1: | 6 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 19/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 18 |
| Runs2: | 286 |
| Bat Avg2: | 19.06 |
| 100S/50S2: | –/2 |
| Top Score2: | 68 |
| Deliveries2: | – |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 7/– |
| Date: | 16 January |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19454.html Cricinfo |
David John Rock (born 20 April 1957) is an English former first-class cricketer who played county cricket for Hampshire in the mid-to-late 1970s.
Rock was born at Southsea in April 1957. He was educated at The Portsmouth Grammar School.[1] He began his association with Hampshire in 1974, initially playing in the Second XI Championship.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Surrey at The Oval in the 1976 County Championship, with him making two further Championship appearances that season.[2] He established himself in the Hampshire side in the 1977 County Championship, making eleven appearances;[2] during this season, he scored his maiden first-class century with 114 runs against Leicestershire,[1] sharing in a partnership of 124 for the opening wicket with Gordon Greenidge.[3] Later in the season at Basingstoke, he scored a second century against Nottinghamshire.[1] In that same season, he also made his debut in List A one-day cricket against Somerset at Street in the John Player League, with Rock making nine one-day appearances throughout the season, which included two matches in the Gillette Cup.[4]
Rock was unable to replicate his form during the 1978 season, and was dropped from the County Championship team early in the season.[5] He returned to the Hampshire side against the touring Pakistanis, following injuries and the unavailability of regular players,[6] Alongside seven first-class appearances in 1978,[2] Rock also made four one-day appearances in the John Player League,[4] a tournament which Hampshire won. He appeared more regularly for Hampshire in 1979, making sixteen first-class and five one-day appearances;[2] [4] in first-class cricket that season, he scored 473 runs at an average of 18.19,[7] making one century against Warwickshire at Nuneaton.[1] Following the 1979 season, Rock returned to Hampshire for pre-season preparation ahead of the 1980 season, but retired before the start of that season.[1] In 37 first-class matches, he scored 1,227 runs at an average of 19.17.[8] In eighteen one-day matches, he scored 286 runs at an average of 19.06, with two half centuries and a highest score of 68.[9]