David Price (South African cricketer)

This article is about the South African cricketer. For the English cricketer, see David Price (English cricketer).

David Price

Personal information
Born	(1910-08-13)13 August 1910 Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Died	6 July 1942(1942-07-06) (aged 31) HMS Niger, Denmark Strait, off Iceland
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium pace
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1934–1939	Western Province
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 14 Runs scored 204 Batting average 13.60 100s/50s –/– Top score 28* Balls bowled 1785 Wickets 48 Bowling average 37.18 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 5/124 Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 August 2020

David Price (13 August 1910 – 6 July 1942) was a South African first-class cricketer and South African Navy rating.

Born in Cape Town in August 1910, Price appeared in fourteen first-class matches for Western Province between 1934 and 1939.[1] In batting, Price scored 204 runs, his top score being 28* and his batting average clocking in at 37.18.[2] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, Price took 28 wickets with his best bowling being 5 for 124.[3]

During the Second World War, Price served in the South African Navy as an able seaman, being assigned to the minesweeper HMS Niger.[4] On 6 July 1942, while serving in Arctic convoy QP 13, the Niger collided with a British-laid mine and sank, killing Price and 118 other sailors aboard.[4] His body was never recovered and he is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.[5]

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by David Price". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
2. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Price". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
3. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by David Price". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
4. McCrery, Nigel (2017). The Coming Storm: Test and First-Class Cricketers Killed in World War Two. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. pp. 204–211. ISBN 978-1-52670-695-9.
5. "Casualty Details: David Price". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 August 2020.