| David Sydenham | |
| Fullname: | David Alfred Donald Sydenham |
| Birth Date: | 6 April 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Surbiton, Surrey, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Surrey |
| Year1: | 1957 to 1972 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 145 |
| Runs1: | 485 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.13 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 22 |
| Deliveries1: | 25,698 |
| Wickets1: | 487 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 19.98 |
| Fivefor1: | 26 |
| Tenfor1: | 3 |
| Best Bowling1: | 9/70 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 52/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 8 |
| Runs2: | 8 |
| Bat Avg2: | 4.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 8 |
| Deliveries2: | 528 |
| Wickets2: | 13 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 20.15 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 4/6 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 3/– |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33157/33157.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 29 December |
| Year: | 2021 |
David Alfred Donald Sydenham (born 6 April 1934) is a former English first-class cricketer. A left-arm fast bowler, he played with Surrey County Cricket Club from 1957 to 1965, then had one further match in 1972.[1]
In the 1962 season Sydenham topped the national bowling averages with 115 wickets at 17.65. In May 1964 he took 9 for 70 and 3 for 31 in Surrey's victory over Gloucestershire at The Oval.[2] In his first List A match, he took 4 for 6 off 9 overs against Cheshire in the Gillette Cup in 1964; he took Cheshire's first four wickets in five balls, including a hat-trick.[3]
A chiropodist by profession,[4] David Sydenham held managerial posts in the National Health Service.
He was sometimes confused with his contemporary, the Southampton footballer John Sydenham, to whom he was not related.