Sir David Maurice Serjeant (18 January 1830 – 12 January 1929) was an English-born cricketer who played two first-class cricket matches in Australia for Victoria. Described as a "very good batsman" with a defence that was "neat to a fault",[1] he opened the batting for Victoria in both intercolonial matches, including in the very first against New South Wales, held in March 1856 on the newly-opened Melbourne Cricket Ground. The first ball of the match, bowled by George Gilbert, was driven by Serjeant for two.[2]
Serjeant's brother and nephews were also cricketers.[5]
He was the author of Australia: Its Cricket Bat and Kangaroo.[6]
Serjeant was the last-surviving member of the cricketers who played in the first intercolonial match between Victoria and New South Wales. He died in London in 1929.
^"Victorian Eleven" (7 October 1857), The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
^"David Serjeant". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
^Peterborough v All England Eleven, Cricket Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
^ ab"Sir David Serjeant" (12 November 1928), The Advertiser.
^David Serjeant, Cricket Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
^"Early Interstate Cricket: A Nonagenarian's Memories" (15 November 1924), The Argus.
January 01, 1970
david, serjeant, david, maurice, serjeant, january, 1830, january, 1929, english, born, cricketer, played, first, class, cricket, matches, australia, victoria, described, very, good, batsman, with, defence, that, neat, fault, opened, batting, victoria, both, i. Sir David Maurice Serjeant 18 January 1830 12 January 1929 was an English born cricketer who played two first class cricket matches in Australia for Victoria Described as a very good batsman with a defence that was neat to a fault 1 he opened the batting for Victoria in both intercolonial matches including in the very first against New South Wales held in March 1856 on the newly opened Melbourne Cricket Ground The first ball of the match bowled by George Gilbert was driven by Serjeant for two 2 Sir David SerjeantPersonal informationBorn 1830 01 18 18 January 1830Ramsey Cambridgeshire EnglandDied12 January 1929 1929 01 12 aged 98 London EnglandDomestic team informationYearsTeam1856 1857VictoriaSource Cricinfo 13 February 2015 He played for Peterborough in England and in an 1850 match against the touring All England Eleven he top scored in the second innings before being bowled by John Wisden of Wisden Cricketers Almanack fame 3 Educated at Cambridge University Serjeant moved to Australia in 1852 and had a varied career At club level he made appearances for Richmond and served as secretary of the Sandhurst Cricket Club He returned to England in 1859 to continue his studies 4 He worked as a physician and surgeon and was knighted in 1922 4 Serjeant s brother and nephews were also cricketers 5 He was the author of Australia Its Cricket Bat and Kangaroo 6 Serjeant was the last surviving member of the cricketers who played in the first intercolonial match between Victoria and New South Wales He died in London in 1929 See also editList of Victoria first class cricketersReferences edit Victorian Eleven 7 October 1857 The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 24 April 2017 David Serjeant ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 13 February 2015 Peterborough v All England Eleven Cricket Archive Retrieved 25 April 2015 a b Sir David Serjeant 12 November 1928 The Advertiser David Serjeant Cricket Archive Retrieved 25 April 2015 Early Interstate Cricket A Nonagenarian s Memories 15 November 1924 The Argus Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Serjeant amp oldid 1186479206, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
