David Radclyffe Guard (19 May 1928 — 12 December 1978) was an English first-class cricketer.
Guard was born at Romsey in May 1928. He was educated at Winchester College, where he captained the college cricket team.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket shortly after completing his education at Winchester, debuting for Hampshire against YorkshireatScarborough in the 1946 County Championship. Guard made five appearances for Hampshire in 1946.[2] From Winchester, he was commissioned into the Royal Hampshire Regiment as a second lieutenant in February 1948.[3] Whilst a cadet prior to his commissioning, Guard made a single first-class appearance for the Combined Services cricket team against WorcestershireatHereford in 1947.[2] After playing for Hampshire in 1948 against Oxford University, Guard went on to make a further nine first-class appearances in 1949.[2] Of note in 1949 was his innings of 89 against Glamorgan, which likely saved Hampshire from defeat.[1] In total, Guard made sixteen appearances in first-class cricket. In these, he scored 430 runs at an average of 15.35, with two half centuries.[4] Guard died suddenly on 12 December 1978 at Hartfield, Sussex.
