Jump to content

David Bulfield

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

David Bulfield
Personal information
Full name
David Alfred Bulfield
Born(1938-01-15)15 January 1938
Lancaster, England
Died22 January 2025(2025-01-22) (aged 87)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-break
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1973Dorset
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 1
Runs scored 5
Batting average 5.00
100s/50s -/-
Top score 5
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo [1], 11 February 2025

David Alfred Bulfield (15 January 1938 – 22 January 2025) was an English cricketer. Born in Lancaster, Bulfield was a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler who had a long career with Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship.

Debuting for Dorset in 1956, at the age of 18, Bulfield made a single List A appearance, in a Gillette Cup match against Staffordshire on 30 June 1973. Opening the batting, Bulfield scored 5 runs as Dorset lost by 79 runs.[1]

Outside of his cricketing career, Bulfield was a teacher, becoming a master at Downside School.[2]

Bulfield died on 22 January 2025,[2] survived by his wife Valerie.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Staffs vs Dorset, 1st Round at Stone, Jun 30 1973 - Full Scorecard". CricInfo. ESPN. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Bulfield". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Holdings LTD. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
[edit]