Country: | Scotland |
Fullname: | David Craig Stevenson |
Birth Date: | 3 May 1890 |
Birth Place: | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Death Place: | Dundee, Angus, Scotland |
Batting: | Left-handed |
Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Club1: | Scotland |
Year1: | 1922 - 1925 |
Club2: | Northumberland |
Year2: | 1932 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 6 |
Runs1: | 96 |
Bat Avg1: | 8.72 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 35 |
Deliveries1: | 246 |
Wickets1: | 4 |
Bowl Avg1: | 20.25 |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 2/29 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
Date: | 18 June |
Year: | 2019 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/25395.html Cricinfo |
David Craig Stevenson (3 May 1890 - 21 March 1977) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and administrator.
Stevenson was born at Kilmarnock in May 1890. He worked for the Inland Revenue as an inspector of taxes. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Scotland against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1922. He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1925, making six appearances.[1] He scored 96 runs across his six matches, at an average of 8.72, with a high score of 35.[2] With his slow left-arm orthodox bowling, he took 4 wickets with best figures of 2 for 29.[3] He later played minor counties cricket for Northumberland, making a single appearance against Durham in the 1932 Minor Counties Championship.[4] He served as president of the Scottish Cricket Union in 1954.[5] He died at Dundee in March 1977.