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David Penn Toft (born 1 March 1945) is an English former first-class cricketer.

Toft was born at Tunbridge Wells in March 1945. He was educated at Tonbridge School, before going up to University College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Northamptonshire at Oxford in 1965. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1967, making 27 appearances. In his 27 first-class matches, Toft scored 1,222 runs at an average of 27.77 and a high score of 145. This score, which was his only first-class century, came opening the batting against Cambridge University in The University Match of 1967, which was also his final appearance in first-class cricket.

References

1. Knott, Charles Harold (1966). The Register of Tonbridge School from 1900 to 1965. Old Tonbridgian Society. p. 301.
2. "Player profile: David Toft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by David Toft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Toft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
5. "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 1967". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

External links

• David Toft at ESPNcricinfo

• 1945 births
• Living people
• Cricketers from Royal Tunbridge Wells
• People educated at Tonbridge School
• Alumni of University College, Oxford
• English cricketers
• Oxford University cricketers