David John Fell (born 27 October 1964) is an

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former

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er. Fell was born at

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in May 1963, and was educated at the

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, before going up to

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. While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in

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for

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against

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in 1985. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1987, making 25 appearances. Playing as a batsman, he scored 963 runs at an

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of 24.07 in his 25 matches for Cambridge, with a high score of 114. This score, which was one of two first-class

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he made, came against

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, while his other first-class century, a score of 109

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came against

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. He also made two first-class appearances for a combined

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against the touring

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in 1986, and the touring

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in 1987. In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Cambridge, he also made eight List A one-day appearances for the

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, making four appearances apiece in the

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and

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, scoring 112 runs with a high score of 44.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fell, David 1964 births Living people Cricketers from Stafford People educated at The John Lyon School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers British Universities cricketers Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricketers 20th-century English sportsmen