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David Eadie
Personal information
Full name
David John Eadie
Born2 January 1975
Cape Town, Cape Province,
South Africa
Died7 May 2011(2011-05-07) (aged 36)
Mouille Point, Western Cape,
South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1998–1999Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 192
Batting average 19.20
100s/50s –/2
Top score 68*
Balls bowled 1,013
Wickets 16
Bowling average 37.62
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/57
Catches/stumpings 3/–

Source: Cricinfo, 1 March 2020

David John Eadie (2 January 1975 – 7 May 2011) was a South African first-class cricketer.

Eadie was born at Cape Town in January 1975. He was educated at the Diocesan College, before going up to St Edmund Hall, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 1996.[1] While studying at Oxford, Eadie played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1998 and 1999, making a total of ten appearances. These included eight matches against county opposition and two against Cambridge UniversityinThe University Match.[2] Eadie scored a total of 192 runs in his ten matches, at an average of 19.20 and a high score of 68 not out, which was one of two half centuries he made.[3] With his right-arm medium pace, he took 16 wickets at a bowling average of 37.62, with best figures of 3 for 57.[4] Eadie also played field hockey for Oxford.[5]

After graduating from Oxford, Eadie returned to South Africa. He died at Mouille Point in Cape Town on 7 May 2011,[1] after falling into a state of delirium while on a night out and jumping over railings into the sea, hitting his head on the rocks below.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Obituaries" (PDF). www.bishops.org.za. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  • ^ "First-Class Matches played by David Eadie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  • ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Eadie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  • ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by David Eadie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  • ^ Colwill, Bill (4 October 1997). "Hockey: South Africa's invasion". The Independent. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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