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Full name David Laurence Acfield
Born July 24, 1947, Chelmsford, Essex
Current age 62 years 125 days
Major teams Cambridge University, Essex
Nickname Ackers
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 5 ft 9 in
Education Brentwood School: Christ's College, Cambridge
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 420 | 417 | 212 | 1677 | 42 | 8.18 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 |
| List A | 160 | 60 | 42 | 104 | 9* | 5.77 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 420 | 67560 | 26800 | 950 | 8/55 | 28.21 | 2.38 | 71.1 | 34 | 4 | ||
| List A | 160 | 6419 | 4143 | 152 | 5/14 | 5/14 | 27.25 | 3.87 | 42.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class span | 1966 - 1986 |
| List A span | 1970 - 1986 |
David Ackfield was a useful offspinner who may have come closer to Test selection had his batting been more than useless - in more than 400 first-class matches he never made a fifty. After retiring he remained in the game and for a time was on the ECB's management committee. Ackfield was also an Olympic fencer, taking part in the 1968 and 1972 Games, and also won a gold medal at the 1970 Commonwealth Games. "I wasn't a regular member of the Essex side then so it was reasonably easy to fit in but it was much harder the next time," he said. "Perhaps I should have given up because all the time I was an amateur fencer for Britain I couldn't be paid for playing for cricket. I don't think it could be done today."
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