Dobbo Townshend Explained

Derrick Townshend
Fullname:Derrick Walter Townshend
Birth Date:19 April 1944
Birth Place:Johannesburg, South Africa
Death Place:Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Date:3 June 2016
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/55799.html ESPNcricinfo

Derrick "Dobbo" Townshend (19 April 1944  - 8 June 2013) was a Zimbabwean cricket administrator, match referee, and cricketer.[1] [2]

Townshend was born on 19 April 1944 in Johannesburg.[1] He played five first-class matches for Rhodesia between 1967 and 1969.[1]

From 2006 to 2007, Townshend served as the president of the Matabeleland Cricket Association.[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Townshend was a gentleman on and off the field . The Herald.
  2. Web site: Farewell to Derrick Townshend. Daily News.
  3. https://www.chronicle.co.zw/zimbabwean-wrestling-legend-lucas-sabawo-dies/