About David Whigham
Lived 1832 – 1906 (aged 74). David Whigham was a cricketer.
David Dundas Whigham (22 August 1832 – 27 October 1906) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and legal advocate.
Biography The son of Robert Whigham of Lochpatrick, advocate and Sheriff of Perthshire, and his wife, Jane Dundas, daughter of Sir Robert Dundas, 1st Baronet, he was born at Edinburgh in August 1832.
He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Oriel College, Oxford. Whigham did not play first-class cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club while studying at Oriel, but did play three first-class matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1856 to 1857, scoring 29 runs with a highest score of 9. Following his graduation from Oxford, Whigham was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates to practise as an advocate in 1858.
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British cricketer
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David Whigham was born on 22 August 1832 in Edinburgh.
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David Whigham died on 27 October 1906 in Prestwick.
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David Whigham was a cricketer.
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