David Hays (cricketer)

David Hays
Personal information
Full name
David Leslie Hays
Born(1944-11-05)5 November 1944
Finchley, Middlesex, England
Died27 August 2025(2025-08-27) (aged 80)
Milltimber, Aberdeen, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965–1968Cambridge University
1976Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 25 1
Runs scored 751 40
Batting average 16.32 40.00
100s/50s 0/3 0/0
Top score 72 40
Catches/stumpings 26/2 0/0
Source: Cricinfo, 31 August 2025

David Leslie Hays (5 November 1944 – 27 August 2025) was an English-born Scottish cricketer.

Biography

David Hays was educated at Highgate and Selwyn College, Cambridge. He represented Cambridge University (two blues) and Scotland in 25 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper between 1965 and 1980. He appeared in one limited-overs match for Middlesex in 1976, scoring 40.

Hays worked as an executive in the Scottish oil industry. He died in Milltimber on 27 August 2025, aged 80.[1]

References

  1. ^ "David Hays". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2025.