David Acfield
England
Full Name
David Laurence Acfield
Born
July 24, 1947, Chelmsford, Essex
Age
76y 284d
Nicknames
Ackers
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Height
5ft 9in
Education
Brentwood School: Christ's College, Cambridge
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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