David Sewell

{{short description|New Zealand cricketer}}{{For|the Canadian politician|George David Sewell}}{{For|the U.S. federal judge|David Sewall}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2013}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = David Sewell

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = David Graham Sewell

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|10|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

| international = true

| internationalspan = 1997

| country = New Zealand

| onetest = true

| testcap = 203

| testdebutagainst = Zimbabwe

| testdebutdate = 25 September

| testdebutyear = 1997

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Left-arm fast-medium

| club1 = Otago

| year1 = {{nowrap|1995/96–2005/06}}

| club2 = North Otago

| year2 = 2001/02–2014/15

| columns = 3

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 1

| runs1 = 1

| bat avg1 = –

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 1*

| deliveries1 = 138

| wickets1 = 0

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1= 0/–

| column2 = FC

| matches2 = 67

| runs2 = 282

| bat avg2 = 5.87

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 24

| deliveries2 = 12,305

| wickets2 = 218

| bowl avg2 = 28.72

| fivefor2 = 10

| tenfor2 = 1

| best bowling2 = 8/31

| catches/stumpings2= 15/–

| column3 = LA

| matches3 = 23

| runs3 = 32

| bat avg3 = 5.33

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 11*

| deliveries3 = 984

| wickets3 = 25

| bowl avg3 = 32.52

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 4/51

| catches/stumpings3= 2/–

| date = 4 May

| year = 2017

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38386.html CricInfo

}}

David Graham Sewell (born 20 October 1977) is a former New Zealand cricketer. He played one Test match for New Zealand against Zimbabwe in 1997.{{cite web|title=2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Sep 25-29 1997|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16033/scorecard/63765/zimbabwe-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-new-zealand-tour-of-zimbabwe-1997-98/|publisher=CricInfo|accessdate=3 May 2018}} He played first-class cricket for Otago between the 1995–96 season and 2005–06.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/david-sewell-38386 David Sewell], CricInfo. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

Sewell was born at Christchurch in 1977 and educated at Waitaki Boys' High School in Oamaru.McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 119. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. {{isbn|978 1 905138 98 2}} ([https://archive.acscricket.com/cricketers_series/new_zealand_cricketers_1863-64_2010/index.html Available online] at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) A left-arm fast-medium bowler, he played age-group cricket for Otago before making his senior representative debut for the provincial side in February 1996. Later in the year he toured Australia and England with the New Zealand national under-19 cricket team, playing six under-19 Test matches and three under-19 One Day Internationals.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6364/6364.html David Sewell], CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2023. {{subscription required}}

He played regularly for Otago from the following season, taking over 200 wickets for the representative side. He took a total of 10 five-wicket hauls, with his best bowling figures of eight wickets for the cost of 31 runs coming for Otago against Central Districts in 1996–97.{{cite web|title=Otago v Central Districts 1996-97|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/63/63578.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=3 May 2018}} He toured South Africa with the New Zealand Academy side in 1997 before being part of the tour of Zimbabwe later in the year as a replacement for Andrew Penn who withdrew due to injury.The New Zealanders in Zimbabwe, 1997–98, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1999. ([https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153353.html Available online] at CricInfo. Retrieved 30 December 2023.) He played only one Test match on the tour, opening the bowling in the second Test but failing to take a wicket on what Wisden called "a welcoming batting strip".Second Test match: Zimbabwe v New Zealand, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1999. ([https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153355.html Available online] at CricInfo. Retrieved 30 December 2023.)

Sewell played his final matches for Otago during the 2005–06 season. He played for North Otago in the Hawke Cup between 2001–02 and 2014–15, taking six wickets in the side's win in the 2010–11 Challenge Match against Manawatu.