David Heath (cricket administrator)
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David Michael William Heath (Hall Green, Birmingham
14 December 1931 - Solihull
13 June 1994) was an English cricketer
and cricket administrator.
David Heath was educated at Moseley Grammar School, where he captained the cricket and rugby union teams. At 16, he scored a century for Warwickshire Amateurs versus Staffordshire. A year later, he made his first-class county debut. During his RAF service, he represented Combined Services and scored his only first-class century, 149 versus Worcestershire at New Road in 1951.
He scored 580 runs as a right-handed batsman in 19 matches before he embarked on a successful business career.
He captained Moseley to seven Birmingham League titles and later became President of the League. Further administrative appointments followed, before he succeeded A.C.Smith
as Secretary/Chief Executive of Warwickshire County Cricket Club
in 1986. He was forced to retire on health grounds, shortly before his death from kidney failure in 1994, aged 62.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
14 December 1931 - Solihull
Solihull
Solihull is a town in the West Midlands of England with a population of 94,753. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre...
13 June 1994) was an English 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"....
and cricket administrator.
David Heath was educated at Moseley Grammar School, where he captained the cricket and rugby union teams. At 16, he scored a century for Warwickshire Amateurs versus Staffordshire. A year later, he made his first-class county debut. During his RAF service, he represented Combined Services and scored his only first-class century, 149 versus Worcestershire at New Road in 1951.
He scored 580 runs as a right-handed batsman in 19 matches before he embarked on a successful business career.
He captained Moseley to seven Birmingham League titles and later became President of the League. Further administrative appointments followed, before he succeeded A.C.Smith
Alan Smith (cricketer)
Alan Christopher Smith, known as A. C. Smith is an English former Test cricketer, who appeared in six Tests for England. Primarily a wicket-keeper, Smith was also a capable right-handed middle-order batsman and right-arm seam bowler...
as Secretary/Chief Executive of Warwickshire County Cricket Club
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 1986. He was forced to retire on health grounds, shortly before his death from kidney failure in 1994, aged 62.