Country: | England |
Fullname: | Duncan Robert Heath |
Birth Date: | 6 November 1981 |
Birth Place: | Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England |
Family: | John Heath (brother) |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
Club1: | Lincolnshire |
Year1: | 2001–2002 |
Club2: | Cambridge UCCE |
Year2: | 2002–2003 |
Club3: | Cambridge University |
Year3: | 2002–2005 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 9 |
Runs1: | 256 |
Bat Avg1: | 17.06 |
100S/50S1: | –/2 |
Top Score1: | 75 |
Deliveries1: | 741 |
Wickets1: | 8 |
Bowl Avg1: | 53.00 |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 3/28 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/– |
Date: | 15 February |
Year: | 2019 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/15336.html Cricinfo |
Duncan Robert Heath (born 6 November 1981) is an English former first-class cricketer.
Heath was born at Grimsby and was educated at Sir John Nelthorpe School, before going up to Pembroke College, Cambridge to study German and Russian.[1] While at Cambridge he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge UCCE against Middlesex at Fenner's in 2002.[2] He played two further first-class matches in 2002 for Cambridge UCCE, as well as playing a first-class match for Cambridge University against Oxford University at Oxford.[2] He played three first-class matches for Cambridge UCCE in 2003, as well as one match for Cambridge University.[2] His final first-class appearance came for Cambridge University in 2005.[2] Playing a total of nine first-class matches while at Cambridge, Heath scored a total of 256 runs at an average of 17.06, with a high score of 75.[3] He took 8 wickets with his right-arm medium pace bowling, with best figures of 3 for 28.[3] He gained blues in both cricket and football, with Heath playing as a goalkeeper for Cambridge University A.F.C.[1]
Heath played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire in 2001 and 2002, making five appearances in the Minor Counties Championship,[4] as well as two appearances in the minor counties one-day tournament.[5] His brother, John, also played first-class cricket.