David Murray Peden (4 November 1946 — 12 March 1978) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | David Murray Peden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 November 1946 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 March 1978 (aged 31) Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 October 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peden was born at Edinburgh in November 1946. A club cricketer for Fifeshire and later Stenhousemuir,[1] Peden made his debut in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Cork in 1973. He made two further first-class appearances for Scotland, both against Ireland at Dublin in 1975 and Glasgow in 1976.[2] With the bat, he scored 108 runs in his three first-class matches at an average of 21.60, with a highest score of 45.[3] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 2 wickets.[4] Outside of cricket, Peden was a civil servant at Acas. He died suddenly at Dunfermline in March 1978.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Wisden – Obituaries before 1979". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Murray Peden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Murray Peden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Murray Peden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2022.