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| Full name | Edward David Docwra | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 April 1953 Paddington, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,31 May 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Edward David Docwra (born 24 April 1953) is an English former first-class cricketer and educator.
Docwra was born at Paddington in April 1953. He was educated at Canford School,before going up to Worcester College,Oxford. [1] While studying at Oxford,he made a single appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Worcestershire at Oxford in 1974. [2] Batting twice in the match,he was dismissed for 6 runs in the Oxford first innings by John Inchmore,while in their second innings he was dismissed for 20 runs by Jim Cumbes. [3]
After graduating from Oxford,Docwra became a schoolteacher. He emigrated to Australia,where he taught for 37 years at St Peter's College,Adelaide. After his retirement in 2015,the college set up the David Docwra Scholarship in recognition of his long service. [4]