Donald Munden

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Donald Munden
Personal information
Full nameDonald Francis Xavier Munden
Born (1934-10-17) 17 October 1934 (age 86)
Leicester, Leicestershire,
England
BattingRight-handed
Bowling Leg break
Relations Paul Munden (brother)
Victor Munden (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19601961 Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches7
Runs scored98
Batting average 7.33
100s/50s/
Top score34
Balls bowled12
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/
Source: Cricinfo, 20 June 2012

Donald Francis Xavier Munden (born 17 October 1934) is a former English cricketer. Munden was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire.

Munden made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Essex in the 1960 County Championship at Coventry Road, Hinckley. He made six further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1961 County Championship at The Oval. [1] In his seven matches for Leicestershire, he scored 98 runs at an average of 7.53, with a high score of 34. [2]

His brothers, Paul and Victor, both played first-class cricket.

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References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by Donald Munden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Donald Munden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 June 2012.