David Merson
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| Full name | Ronald David Merson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 1925 Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 April 2011 (aged 85) Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1947 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Ronald David Merson (25 July 1925 — 10 April 2011) was an English first-class cricketer and physician.
Merson was born at Stockton-on-Tees in July 1925. He was educated north of the border in Scotland at both Merchiston Castle School and Edinburgh Academy, before matriculating to the University of Edinburgh.[1] Playing his club cricket for Edinburgh University, Merson was selected to play for the Scottish cricket team against Warwickshire at Edgbaston during Scotland's 1947 tour of England.[2] Batting from the upper-middle order, he was dismissed in the Scottish first innings for a single run by Eric Hollies, while in their second innings batting from the lower-middle order, he was dismissed for 15 runs by Godfrey Pell.[3] After graduating from Edinburgh University, Merson practised as a doctor.[1] He was commissioned on a short service appointment with the medical branch of the Royal Air Force in June 1952, with the rank of flying officer.[4] Promotion to flight lieutenant followed in June 1953,[5] with a further promotion to squadron leader following in June 1958.[6] Merson died at Stockton-on-Tees in April 2011.
References[edit]
- ^ a b The Medical Register. General Medical Council. 1964. p. 1709.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by David Merson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Scotland, 1947". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "No. 39603". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 July 1952. p. 3938.
- ^ "No. 39951". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 August 1953. p. 4701.
- ^ "No. 42107". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 July 1960. p. 5318.