Darnton Davey

Darnton Charles "Don" Davey (7 July 1856 – 7 October 1911) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Natal from 1889 to 1898.

Life and career An opening and middle-order batsman and slow bowler, who also played as a wicketkeeper for Natal in 1889–90, Don Davey was born in England and educated in Colchester. He played a few minor games for Essex before going in his mid-20s to Natal, where he worked as an engineer with the Natal Harbour Board.

Davey toured England with the first South African touring team in 1894, when no first-class matches were played. He suffered a leg injury just when he was beginning to make useful scores, and was unable to play again on the tour. A few days later he umpired the Currie Cup final. He top-scored (making 78) for Natal in his last first-class innings, against Border in 1897–98.

Davey died of heart disease in Durban in October 1911, aged 55.