David Bulfield
English cricketer (1938–2025)
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David Alfred Bulfield (15 January 1938 – 22 January 2025) was an English cricketer. Born in Lancaster, Bulfield was a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler who had a long career with Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship.
Fullname
David Alfred Bulfield
Born15 January 1938
Lancaster, England
Lancaster, England
Died22 January 2025 (aged 87)
BattingRight-handed
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| Full name | David Alfred Bulfield | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 January 1938 Lancaster, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 January 2025 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-break | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Dorset | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 February 2025 | |||||||||||||||
Debuting for Dorset in 1956, at the age of 18, Bulfield made a single List A appearance, in a Gillette Cup match against Staffordshire on 30 June 1973. Opening the batting, Bulfield scored 5 runs as Dorset lost by 79 runs.[1][2]
Outside of his cricketing career, Bulfield was a teacher, becoming a master at Downside School.[3]
Bulfield died on 22 January 2025,[3] survived by his wife Valerie.[3]