David Alfred Donald Sydenham (born 6 April 1934) is a former English

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er. A left-arm fast bowler, he played with

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from 1957 to 1965, then had one further match in 1972. In the 1962 season Sydenham topped the national bowling averages with 115 wickets at 17.65. In May 1964 he took 9 for 70 and 3 for 31 in Surrey's victory over

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. In his first

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match, he took 4 for 6 off 9 overs against

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in the Gillette Cup in 1964; he took Cheshire's first four wickets in five balls, including a

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. A chiropodist by profession, David Sydenham held managerial posts in the

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. He was sometimes confused with his contemporary, the

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footballer

John Sydenham John Sydenham (born 15 September 1939) is an English former footballer who played as a striker, spending most of his career with Southampton. Early career Born in Southampton, John was educated at St. Mary's College, Southampton and, at 13, ...

, to whom he was not related.

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* 1934 births Living people People educated at Royal Grammar School, Guildford English cricketers Surrey cricketers International Cavaliers cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers A. E. R. Gilligan's XI cricketers People from Surbiton 20th-century English sportsmen {{england-cricket-bio-1930s-stub