David Rome

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| country = England

| fullname = David Audley Moberley Rome

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| birth_date = 14 April 1910

| birth_place = Marylebone, London, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1970|5|20|1910|4|14|df=yes}}

| death_place = Kennington, London, England

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

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| club1 = Middlesex

| year1 = 1930–1933

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| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 4

| runs1 = 56

| bat avg1 = 9.33

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| top score1 = 32

| deliveries1 = 24

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| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| date = 29 December

| year = 2013

| source = http://espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19813.html Cricinfo

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David Audley Moberley Rome (14 April 1910 – 20 May 1970) was an English cricketer active in the early 1930s, making four appearances in first-class cricket. Born at Marylebone, London, Rome was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, who played for Middlesex.

Career and life

The son of Brigadier General Claude Stuart Rome, Rome was educated at Harrow School where he captained the school cricket team in 1929.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228452.html|title=Wisden - Obituaries in 1970|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=29 December 2013}} He later attended the University of Cambridge, where he did not play first-class cricket for the university. He would make his debut in first-class cricket for Middlesex against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1930. His next two first-class appearances for Middlesex in 1931 and 1933 were both against Cambridge University, while his fourth first-class appearance came in the 1933 County Championship against Glamorgan.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32480/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by David Rome|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 December 2013}} He scored a total of 56 runs in his four appearances, averaging 9.33, with a high score of 32.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32480/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Rome|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=29 December 2013}}

He was for many years a member of the Surrey County Cricket Club Committee. He died following a fall at The Oval on 20 May 1970.

References

External links

[http://espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19813.html David Rome] at ESPNcricinfo
[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32480/32480.html David Rome] at CricketArchive

Category:1910 births

Category:1970 deaths

Category:Cricketers from the City of Westminster

Category:People from Marylebone

Category:People educated at Harrow School

Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge

Category:English cricketers

Category:Middlesex cricketers

Category:English cricket administrators

Category:20th-century English businesspeople