David Eadie
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| Full name | David John Eadie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 January 1975 Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 May 2011 (aged 36) Mouille Point, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 University in The 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[edit]
- ^ 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.