About Desmond Surfleet
Lived 1912 – 2006 (aged 94). Desmond Surfleet was a cricketer.
Desmond Ford Surfleet (5 February 1912, in Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland – 13 May 2006, in Los Altos, California) was an Irish cricketer and schoolmaster.
He was educated at University College School (UCS), Hampstead, and Christ's College, Cambridge, where he qualified as a doctor. He created an impression for UCS in schools cricket and also in club cricket for Finchley.
He represented Cambridge University and Middlesex in 14 first-class matches between 1931 and 1933 as a defensive top-order batsman and off-spinner. He scored 86 on his Freshman's debut versus against the New Zealand tourists in 1931. He scored 337 runs at an average of 16.85 and took seven catches. After entering teaching, he took part in no further county cricket.
He was the second oldest surviving Middlesex cricketer at the time of his death in May 2006.
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Who was Desmond Surfleet?
Irish cricketer (1912-2006)
When was Desmond Surfleet born?
Desmond Surfleet was born on 5 February 1912 in Drumcondra, Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
When did Desmond Surfleet die?
Desmond Surfleet died on 13 May 2006 in California, Los Altos, California.
What was Desmond Surfleet's occupation?
Desmond Surfleet was a cricketer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Desmond Surfleet. https://biography.guide/desmond-surfleet/
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