Devon Cricketers 1859-2012

DAVIES, THOMAS (1901-14). b 1878 Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. d 4Q.1923 Newton Abbot. WK. Clubs: County Club (pro), South Devon (pro). DAVIS, A. J. (1902). b East Dulwich, Surrey. Club: Exmouth (pro). DAVY, ARTHUR EATON TRAVERS (1939). b 1.9.1920 Richmond, Yorkshire (registered as Arthur Eaton Davy). Ed: Malvern C. Club: Torquay. DAWSON, HAROLD (1949). b 10.8.1914 Todmorden, Yorkshire. d 14.5.1994 Todmorden, Yorkshire. RHB. RM. Also Hampshire (1947-48). Club: Paignton (pro). DAWSON, RICHARD KEVIN JAMES (1999-2000). b 4.8.1980 Doncaster, Yorkshire. Ed: Batley GS; Exeter U. RHB. OB. Also England (7, 2001/02-02/03), Yorkshire (2001-06, Cap 2004)), Northamptonshire (2007), Gloucestershire (2008-09). England u19 (6, 1998/99-99). Tour: England u19 to New Zealand; England to Australia; to India. Club: Doncaster.Town. DAWSON, ROBERT IAN (“BOBBY”) (1988-2011). b 29.3.1970 Exmouth. Ed: Millfield; Newcastle P. RHB. LB/RM. Cap (1995). County Club Captain (2003-09). Also Gloucestershire (1992-99), MCCA (u25,od, 2002-04), ECB XI (2004). Tours: Gloucestershire to Zimbabwe (2). Clubs: Exmouth, St Buryan, Budleigh Salterton. DEAN, Lieut. JOHN (1886). b 17.2.1848. WK. Clubs: Exmouth, Plymouth Garrison. DEAN, THOMAS ARTHUR (1950-54). b 21.11.1920 Gosport, Hampshire. d 4.6.2004 Alexandria, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Ed: St Charles C, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. RHB. LBG. Cap (1954). Also Hampshire (1939-49), Eastern Province (1956/57), Club: South Devon (pro). DEAS, Major LIONEL MAURY ROSS (1895-96). b 8.2.1872 Macclesfield, Cheshire. d 8.1.1913 Budleigh Salterton. Ed: Epsom C. Also Europeans (India) (1895/96-1906/07). Club: Exeter. DEBENHAM, ROBERT KERSEY (“ROBBIE”) (2007). b 19.4.1990 Torquay. Ed: Taunton S. RHB. RM. Club: Exmouth. DELBRIDGE, FRED (1910). b 1Q.1879 Bedminster, Bristol. d 11.11.1910 Upton, Torquay (suicide). Club: Torquay (pro). DEMPSTER, DUNCAN ROBINSON (1896). b 2.7.1873 Fethard, Co. Wexford, Ireland. SRA. Also Cornwall (1905). Club: Plymouth. DERING, Major Sir ANTHONY MYLES CHOLMELEY (1923). b 29.7.1901 Paddington, Middlesex. d 23.4.1958 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ed: Eton; RMC, Sandhurst. WK. Club: Devon Dumplings. DE ROBECK, Admiral of the Fleet (RN) Sir JOHN MICHAEL (1889-95). (created 1st Baronet De Robeck). b 10.6.1862 Gowran Grange, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland. d 20.1.1928 Hyde Park, Middlesex. Ed: HMS Britannia, Dartmouth. WK. Also Hong Kong (1891/92), Royal Navy (1902). Club: HMS Britannia. DE WOLF, GEORGE LEWIS (1948-49). b 16.7.1916 Hong Kong. d 31.1.1999 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. RHB. SLA. Club: Tiverton Town. DIBBLE, ADAM JOHN (2009). b 9.3.1991 Exeter. Ed: Taunton S. RHB. RMF. Also Somerset II (2006-10). Club: Sidmouth. DICKINSON, ARSCOTT WILLIAM HARVEY (1886). b 23.4.1859 Quilon, India. d 21.1.1952 Bude, Cornwall. Ed: Marlborough; OU (Lincoln). RM/OB. Also Cornwall (1887). Club: Plymouth. DICKINSON, JOHN EDWARD (“TED”) (1947-53). b 20.5.1914 Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. d 24.3.2003 Torquay. LHB. SLA. Also Leicestershire (1933-35). Football (Derby County). Hockey (Leicestershire). Club: Torquay. DISNEY-ROEBUCK, Colonel FRANCIS HENRY ALGERNON (1876-87). b 7.10.1846 Trinidad. d 9.1.1919 Kensington, Middlesex. Ed: RMC, Sandhurst. Father of C.D. (MCC, Dorset). Club: Plymouth Garrison. DOBBIE, Lieut.-Colonel HERBERT HUGH (1877). b 19.4.1859 Bengal, India. d 19.4.1930 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Ed: Merchant Taylor’s S; Charterhouse; RMC, Sandhurst. F(r). Club: Exmouth. DOBSON, ALAN MICHAEL (1949). b 30.7.1923 Lancaster, Lancashire. Ed: Christ’s Hospital S; OU (Wadham). Rugby (Devon, Torquay Athletic). Club: Torquay. DOBSON, Dr. STEPHEN CONGREVE (1924). b 17.1.1906 Lancaster, Lancashire. d 16.2.1974 Barton Stacey, Winchester, Hampshire. Ed: Wellington; OU (Christ Church). Club: Wellington College.