Английская Википедия:David Merry (cricketer)
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox cricketer David Merry (1923 – 4 May 1944) was a Tobagonian first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force officer.
Born in Tobago in 1923, Merry was educated at the Queen's Royal College, where he played cricket and association football.Шаблон:Sfn He appeared in two first-class matches for Trinidad against Barbados, both in February 1941 and both at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain.[1] During these two matches, Merry scored 135 runs with a batting average of 45 and a high score of 80.[2] He also represented North Trinidad in two matches of the Beaumont Cup, scoring 114 runs in his second appearance.[3] Merry's final cricket match, representing the West Indies against Lancashire, took place on 7 June 1942 at Longsight.[4] He gained 9 runs before being caught by Henry Butterworth and bowled by Winston Place.[4]
Merry served as a flying officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War and was assigned as a flying instructor to the No. 36 Service Flying Training School in Canada.[5][6] Piloting Airspeed Oxford X6734 during a night training exercise on 4 May 1944, Merry died when the aircraft crashed near Penhold. He had held the aircraft steady to allow his pupils to bail out and was consequently killed.Шаблон:Sfn[7] Merry is buried at the Red Deer Cemetery.[5]
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