David Guard
David Radclyffe Guard (19 May 1928 – 12 December 1978) was an English first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman who made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1946 County Championship against Yorkshire, Guard made five appearances for Hampshire in the 1946 season.
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| Full name | David Radclyffe Guard | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1928 Romsey, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 December 1978 (aged 50) Hartfield, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1946–1949 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 February 2010 | |||||||||||||||
In 1947 Guard made his debut for the Combined Services against Worcestershire. This was Guard's only first-class appearance in 1947. The following season Guard made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire against Oxford University.
In 1949 Guard played eight first-class matches for Hampshire, with his final match for the club coming against Sussex in the same season. In total Guard played fifteen first-class matches for Hampshire, scoring 405 runs at a batting average of 15.57, with two half centuries and a high score of 89 which saved Hampshire from probable defeat against Glamorgan in 1949.
Guard's final first-class match came in his second and final match for the Combined Services in 1949 against Hampshire.
Guard died suddenly at Hartfield, Sussex on 12 December 1978.