Dan Piachaud
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Dan James Piachaud is a retired Sri Lanka
n cricket
er. Piachaud was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break
bowler.
Piachaud made his first-class
debut for Oxford University
in England
in 1958 against Gloucestershire
. In a first-class match for Oxford University against Hampshire
in 1960, Piachaud was hit for 28 off an over bowled by Butch White
: after bowling a dot ball, Piachaud was hit for four sixes and then a four. Piachaud first spell at the University came to an end in June 1960. His last for the University that season came against Cambridge University
.
After playing fifteen matches for Oxford University up until June of the 1960 season, Piachaud joined Hampshire for the remainder of the 1960 County Championship
season. Piachaud made his debut for the club against Nottinghamshire
in July. Piachaud represented the club in twelve first-class matches, the last of which came against Somerset
in August. Piachaud took 29 wickets at an average
of 29.31 with best bowling figures of 4-62. This was to be Piachaud's only season with the club.
For the 1961 English cricket season Piachaud returned to representing Oxford University. Piachaud represented the University in a further seven first-class matches. Both his spells combined yielded him 149 wickets at an average of 25.25 with best bowling figures of 8-72. He played his last match for the University against Cambridge University
in 1961.
Piachaud also played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club
from 1962 to 1968, making his debut against Cambridge University. Piachaud represented the Marylebone Cricket Club in three matches, the last of which came against Ireland in 1968. Piachaud represented his native Ceylon once in first-class cricket in 1968 against the Marylebone Cricket Club.
Additionally Piachaud played first-class cricket for the Players v the Gentlemen in 1961; for a EW Swanton's XI against an Indian XI in 1964; and for the Free Foresters
against Oxford University in 1968.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Piachaud was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break
Off break
Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....
bowler.
Piachaud made his first-class
First-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...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1958 against Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
. In a first-class match for Oxford University 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 1960, Piachaud was hit for 28 off an over bowled by Butch White
Butch White
David William 'Butch' White was a former English cricketer, who played in two Tests from 1961 to 1962. He played county cricket for Hampshire from 1957 to 1971, with a final season at Glamorgan in 1972.-Early life:...
: after bowling a dot ball, Piachaud was hit for four sixes and then a four. Piachaud first spell at the University came to an end in June 1960. His last for the University that season came 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...
.
After playing fifteen matches for Oxford University up until June of the 1960 season, Piachaud joined Hampshire for the remainder of the 1960 County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
season. Piachaud made his debut for the club 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 July. Piachaud represented the club in twelve first-class matches, the last of which came 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 August. Piachaud took 29 wickets at an 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 29.31 with best bowling figures of 4-62. This was to be Piachaud's only season with the club.
For the 1961 English cricket season Piachaud returned to representing Oxford University. Piachaud represented the University in a further seven first-class matches. Both his spells combined yielded him 149 wickets at an average of 25.25 with best bowling figures of 8-72. He played his last match for the University 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 1961.
Piachaud also played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
from 1962 to 1968, making his debut against Cambridge University. Piachaud represented the Marylebone Cricket Club in three matches, the last of which came against Ireland in 1968. Piachaud represented his native Ceylon once in first-class cricket in 1968 against the Marylebone Cricket Club.
Additionally Piachaud played first-class cricket for the Players v the Gentlemen in 1961; for a EW Swanton's XI against an Indian XI in 1964; and for the Free Foresters
Free Foresters Cricket Club
Free Foresters Cricket Club is an English amateur cricket club, established in 1856 for players from the Midland counties of England. It is a 'wandering' club, having no home ground....
against Oxford University in 1968.
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