Noël Sidney Dudley Estcourt (7 January 1929 – 7 January 2018) was a Rhodesian sportsman who played international rugby union for England and first-class cricket.

Noël Estcourt
Personal information
Full name
Noël Sidney Dudley Estcourt
Born(1929-01-07)7 January 1929
Ralolia, Southern Rhodesia
Died7 January 2018(2018-01-07) (aged 89)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1953–1954Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 21
Runs scored 513
Batting average 19.00
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 56*
Balls bowled 2,267
Wickets 23
Bowling average 54.86
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/79
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 November 2022

Estcourt was born in Southern Rhodesia but educated in South Africa. When he moved to England, it was to further his studies at Cambridge University.

He played two first-class seasons with the Cambridge University Cricket Club, in 1953 and 1954. In the first of those years he played just six matches but was used considerably more in 1954, appearing in 15 matches. He scored both of his half-centuries in 1954, to go with his 19 wickets.[1]

Estcourt was also a good enough rugby union player at university and for Blackheath, that he was capped once for England in the 1955 Five Nations Championship. He was England's fullback in their final fixture, against Scotland at Twickenham. England were victors by three points, a victory that ensured they didn't register a winless campaign.[2]

He died on his 89th birthday, 7 January 2018.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Noël Estcourt". CricketArchive.
  2. ^ "Noel Estcourt". ESPN Scrum.
  3. ^ Noël Sidney Dudley Estcourt
  4. ^ "Noël Estcourt obituary". The Guardian. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020.