David Stewart (cricketer, born 1924)

{{short description|Scottish cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name =

| image =

| country = Scotland

| fullname = David Stewart

| birth_date = 21 May 1924

| birth_place = Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|5|2|1924|5|21|df=yes}}

| death_place = Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

| family =

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role =

| club1 = Scotland

| year1 = 1950

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 1

| runs1 = 7

| bat avg1 = 7.00

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 5*

| deliveries1 = 102

| wickets1 = 2

| bowl avg1 = 10.50

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 2/12

| catches/stumpings1 = –/–

| date = 1 November

| year = 2022

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/david-stewart-25362 Cricinfo

}}

David Stewart (21 May 1924 – 2 May 2006) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

Stewart was born at Perth in May 1924 and was educated there at Perth Academy. A club cricketer for Perthshire,Cricket. Perthshire Advertiser. 24 June 1950. p. 7 Stewart made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Perth in 1950.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/292073.html|title=Wisden – Obituaries index: S-W|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=1 November 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27162/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by David Stewart|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=1 November 2022|url-access=subscription}} He took 2 wickets for 12 runs in the Ireland first innings with his right-arm medium pace bowling, dismissing Stanley Bergin and Roderick Gill. He batted twice in the match, being dismissed for 2 runs in the Scotland first innings by James Boucher, while in their second innings he ended unbeaten on 5.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19351.html|title=Scotland v Ireland, 1950|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=1 November 2022|url-access=subscription}} Outside of cricket, Stewart was a Meat and Livestock Commission Office manager. He died at Perth in May 2006.