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David Sewell

b. 1977

New Zealand cricketer

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Born 1977. David Sewell is a New Zealand cricketer.

David Graham Sewell (born 20 October 1977) is a former New Zealand cricketer. He played one Test match for New Zealand against Zimbabwe in 1997. He played first-class cricket for Otago between the 1995–96 season and 2005–06.

Sewell was born at Christchurch in 1977 and educated at Waitaki Boys' High School in Oamaru. A left-arm fast-medium bowler, he played age-group cricket for Otago before making his senior representative debut for the provincial team in February 1996. Later in the year he toured Australia and England with the New Zealand national under-19 cricket team, playing six under-19 Test matches and three under-19 One Day Internationals.

He played regularly for Otago from the following season, taking over 200 wickets for the representative team. He took a total of 10 five-wicket hauls, He toured South Africa with the New Zealand Academy team in 1997 He played only one Test match on the tour, opening the bowling in the second Test but failing to take a wicket on what Wisden called "a welcoming batting strip".

Sewell played his final matches for Otago during the 2005–06 season. He played for North Otago in the Hawke Cup between 2001–02 and 2014–15, taking six wickets in the team's win in the 2010–11 Challenge Match against Manawatu.

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Waitaki Boys' High School
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New Zealand cricketer

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David Sewell was born on 20 October 1977 in Christchurch.

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David Sewell is a cricketer.

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· Wikipedia: David Sewell

· Wikidata: Q5239653

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