David Denton (cricketer)

David Denton

David Denton
Personal information
Full name	David Denton
Born	(1874-07-04)4 July 1874 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Died	16 February 1950(1950-02-16) (aged 75) Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast-medium
International information
National side	England
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 11 741 Runs scored 424 36,440 Batting average 20.19 33.40 100s/50s 1/1 69/187 Top score 104 221 Balls bowled 0 1,161 Wickets – 34 Bowling average – 28.91 5 wickets in innings – 1 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 5/42 Catches/stumpings 8/– 396/1
Source: Cricinfo

David Denton (4 July 1874 – 16 February 1950)^[1] was an English first-class cricketer. An attacking batsman, he had a long career with Yorkshire and played eleven Tests for England. His nickname of 'Lucky' came from his habit of surviving the numerous chances that his attacking batting style created for the opposition. He was a fine deep fielder, and was said to be an excellent judge of a high catch, but did little bowling: his only really significant contribution with the ball came in 1896, when he took 5–42 against South of England. He also had one first-class stumping to his name, against Cambridge University in 1905.