Andrew Wingfield Digby
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Rev. Andrew Richard Wingfield Digby (born July 27, 1950) is a former English
cricketer
. Wingfield Digby was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
.
In his early years, Wingfield Digby was educated at Sherborne School
and later at Keble College
and Wycliffe Hall
, both in Oxford
.
debut for Oxford University
against Warwickshire
in 1972. Wingfield Digby played 39 first-class matches for the University, with his final first-class match coming against Cambridge University
in 1977. In his 39 first-class matches he scored 720 runs at a batting average
of 12.41, with 3 half centuries and a high score of 69 against Sussex
in 1975. With the ball he took 96 wickets at a bowling average
of 33.87, with 4 five wicket hauls and best figures of 5/79 against Warwickshire, on debut. In the field he took 20 catches for the University in first-class matches.
In 1975, he made his List-A debut for the Combined Universities
against Worcestershire
in the 1975 Benson and Hedges Cup. Wingfield Digby made 9 List-A appearances for the Combined Universities from 1975 to 1977, with his final List-A match for the team coming against Nottinghamshire
in the 1977 Benson and Hedges Cup. Wingfield Digby took 11 wickets for the team at an average of 29.18, with best figures of 3/28.
debut in 1972, playing a single match for the county in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire
. Returning to play for Dorset in 1976, Wingfield Digby played 69 Minor Counties matches for Dorset, with his final Minor Counties match for the county coming against Buckinghamshire
in the 1990 Minor Counties Championship.
In 1986 he made his List-A debut for Dorset against Somerset
in the 1st round of the 1986 NatWest Trophy. Wingfield Digby played 5 List-A matches for Dorset, with his final List-A match for the county coming against Hampshire
in the 1992 NatWest trophy. Wingfield Digby had a disappointing time with the ball in his List-A career for Dorset, taking only 2 wickets at an average of 136.00.
In addition to playing List-A cricket for Dorset during this time, he also represented the Minor Counties in a single List-A match against Somerset in the 1989 Benson and Hedges Cup.
student. In 1984 he became the first paid employee of Christians in Sport.
In 1988, Wingfield-Digby served as chaplain
at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. In 1989, he was appointed the spiritual advisor to the England national cricket team, which was then under the chairmanship of Ted Dexter
. With the arrival of Ray Illingworth
to replace Dexter, Wingfield Digby left the England setup.
In 2002, Wingfield-Digby became the vicar at St Andrew's Church, Oxford
.
English people
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cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. Wingfield Digby was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
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In his early years, Wingfield Digby was educated at Sherborne School
Sherborne School
Sherborne School is a British independent school for boys, located in the town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset, England. It is one of the original member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference....
and later at Keble College
Keble College, Oxford
Keble College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its main buildings are on Parks Road, opposite the University Museum and the University Parks. The college is bordered to the north by Keble Road, to the south by Museum Road, and to the west by Blackhall...
and Wycliffe Hall
Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
Wycliffe Hall is a Church of England theological college and a Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is located on the Banbury Road in central North Oxford, between Norham Gardens and Norham Road.-Overview:...
, both in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
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Oxford University
Wingfield Digby made his first-classFirst-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
against Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
in 1972. Wingfield Digby played 39 first-class matches for the University, with his final first-class match coming against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
in 1977. In his 39 first-class matches he scored 720 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 12.41, with 3 half centuries and a high score of 69 against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
in 1975. With the ball he took 96 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 33.87, with 4 five wicket hauls and best figures of 5/79 against Warwickshire, on debut. In the field he took 20 catches for the University in first-class matches.
In 1975, he made his List-A debut for the Combined Universities
British Universities cricket team
The British Universities cricket team is a cricket team whose players are drawn from university sides primarily in Great Britain as the name suggests, but not exclusively those of Oxford and Cambridge. The team played under the title of Combined Universities until 1995.Combined Universities' first...
against Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
in the 1975 Benson and Hedges Cup. Wingfield Digby made 9 List-A appearances for the Combined Universities from 1975 to 1977, with his final List-A match for the team coming against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
in the 1977 Benson and Hedges Cup. Wingfield Digby took 11 wickets for the team at an average of 29.18, with best figures of 3/28.
Dorset
Wingfield Digby had made his DorsetDorset County Cricket Club
Dorset County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Dorset and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
debut in 1972, playing a single match for the county in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire
Wiltshire County Cricket Club
Wiltshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Wiltshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy....
. Returning to play for Dorset in 1976, Wingfield Digby played 69 Minor Counties matches for Dorset, with his final Minor Counties match for the county coming against Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Buckinghamshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play...
in the 1990 Minor Counties Championship.
In 1986 he made his List-A debut for Dorset against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
in the 1st round of the 1986 NatWest Trophy. Wingfield Digby played 5 List-A matches for Dorset, with his final List-A match for the county coming against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in the 1992 NatWest trophy. Wingfield Digby had a disappointing time with the ball in his List-A career for Dorset, taking only 2 wickets at an average of 136.00.
In addition to playing List-A cricket for Dorset during this time, he also represented the Minor Counties in a single List-A match against Somerset in the 1989 Benson and Hedges Cup.
Religious duties
While at Oxford University, Wingfield Digby was a theologyTheology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
student. In 1984 he became the first paid employee of Christians in Sport.
In 1988, Wingfield-Digby served as chaplain
Chaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. In 1989, he was appointed the spiritual advisor to the England national cricket team, which was then under the chairmanship of Ted Dexter
Ted Dexter
Edward Ralph Dexter CBE is a former English cricketer...
. With the arrival of Ray Illingworth
Ray Illingworth
Raymond Illingworth, CBE is a former English cricketer, cricket commentator and cricket administrator. He was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in First class cricket, and the last one to do so...
to replace Dexter, Wingfield Digby left the England setup.
In 2002, Wingfield-Digby became the vicar at St Andrew's Church, Oxford
St Andrew's Church, Oxford
St Andrew's Church, Oxford is an evangelical, bible-teaching Church of England parish church in Oxford, England. It was consecrated in 1907 and is located on the southeast corner of Linton Road and Northmoor Road in the suburb of North Oxford.-History:...
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Family
Wingfield-Digby's brother, Nicholas Wingfield Digby also represented Dorset in Minor Counties cricket.External links
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- Andrew Wingfield Digby at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...
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