David Moody (cricketer)

David John Masson Moody (born 28 April 1995) is an Australian cricketer. Moody was born in Perth, and attended Guildford Grammar School between 2008 and 2012.[1]

David Moody
Personal information
Full name
David John Masson Moody
Born (1995-04-28) 28 April 1995 (age 29)
Maylands, Perth, Western Australia
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
RelationsTom Moody (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014/15–Western Australia
2018/19Perth Scorchers
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 38 14 10
Runs scored 217 21 8
Batting average 7.48 5.25 8.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 31* 8 8
Balls bowled 6,588 611 163
Wickets 112 12 9
Bowling average 36.25 53.75 26.55
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/59 3/44 3/16
Catches/stumpings 16/– 5/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 October 2024

He made his first-class debut for Western Australia during the 2014–15 Sheffield Shield season. The nephew of Tom Moody, a former Australian international, he had earlier played matches for several invitational sides against international teams in preparation for the 2015 World Cup, including games against Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, and the United Arab Emirates.[2] He also featured in the 2015 Prime Minister's XI match against England.[3] Moody, a right-arm medium pacer, secured a rookie contract with the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) for the 2014–15 domestic season, and on debut against New South Wales in February 2015 took 4/60 in the first innings, including wickets in both his first and third overs.[4] He took his maiden first-class five wicket haul in March 2017 on the second day of the Victoria v Western Australia Sheffield Shield match in Alice Springs.[5]

He made his Twenty20 debut for the Hobart Hurricanes in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 18 January 2019.[6]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Old Boy selected to play for Prime Minister's XI". 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015.
  2. ^ Australian Domestic Season / Players / David Moody – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. ^ "PNG batsman Siaka named in Prime Minister's XI" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Teenager David Moody gives WA upper hand after opening day of Sheffield Shield clash with NSW" – PerthNow. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Scorecard: 27th Match, Sheffield Shield at Alice Springs, Victoria v Western Australia, Mar 8–11, 2017". ESPNCricInfo. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  6. ^ "34th Match (N), Big Bash League at Perth, Jan 18, 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
edit