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David Craig Stevenson (3 May 1890 – 21 March 1977) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and administrator.

Stevenson was born at Kilmarnock in May 1890. He worked for the Inland Revenue as an inspector of taxes. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Scotland against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1922. He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1925, making six appearances. He scored 96 runs across his six matches, at an average of 8.72, with a high score of 35. With his slow left-arm orthodox bowling, he took 4 wickets with best figures of 2 for 29. He later played minor counties cricket for Northumberland, making a single appearance against Durham in the 1932 Minor Counties Championship. He served as president of the Scottish Cricket Union in 1954. He died at Dundee in March 1977.

References

1. "No. 12792". The Edinburgh Gazette. 9 April 1915. p. 538.
2. "First-Class Matches played by David Stevenson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Stevenson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
4. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by David Stevenson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
5. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Stevenson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
6. "Player profile: David Stevenson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

External links

• David Stevenson at ESPNcricinfo

• 1890 births
• 1977 deaths
• Sportspeople from Kilmarnock
• 20th-century Scottish civil servants
• Scottish cricketers
• Northumberland cricketers
• Scottish cricket administrators
• 20th-century Scottish businesspeople