Dan Piachaud

Dan Piachaud
Personal information
Full name
James Daniel Piachaud
Born (1937-03-01) 1 March 1937 (age 87)
Colombo, Western Province,
British Ceylon
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958–1961Oxford University
1960Hampshire
1962–1968Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 71
Runs scored 1,037
Batting average 12.20
100s/50s –/–
Top score 40
Balls bowled 12,227
Wickets 205
Bowling average 24.73
5 wickets in innings 8
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 8/72
Catches/stumpings 53/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2009

James Daniel 'Dan' Piachaud (born 1 March 1937) is a former Sri Lankan first-class cricketer. Piachaud studied in England at the University of Oxford, where he made 52 appearances in first-class cricket — the joint-highest amount — and took nearly 150 wickets as an off break bowler. He also played county cricket for Hampshire and first-class cricket for Ceylon.