David Pigot (cricketer, born 1900), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1900
Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Date of Death: 10-Aug-1965
Profession: cricketer, rugby union player
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About David Pigot (cricketer, born 1900)
- David Richard Pigot (14 January 1900 – 10 August 1965) was an Irish first-class cricketer. Pigot was born at Dublin to Alice Maud Knox, and her husband, John Henry Pigot, who would serve as president of the Irish Cricket Union from 1925–1928.
- He was educated at Mount St Benedict's College in Gorey, County Wexford, before attending St Stephen's Green School in Dublin.
- From there, he went up to Trinity College, Dublin in 1917, where he was a member of Dublin University Cricket Club.It was for Dublin University that he made his debut in first-class cricket for, against Essex at Brentwood as part of the clubs 1922 tour of England.
- Following this match, Pigot travelled up to Glasgow, where he made his debut for Ireland against Scotland.
- He played in the Ireland v Scotland first-class fixture of 1923, before a gap of three years before his next appearance in first-class cricket, which came for Dublin University against Northamptonshire at College Park.
- His next first-class appearance for Ireland didn't come until 1931, with Pigot playing intermittently for Ireland in the 1930s.
- His final first-class match came in the Ireland v Scotland fixture of 1939 at Dublin.
- Playing a total of eleven first-class matches, he scored 338 runs at an average of 15.36, with a high score of 51.
- This score, which was his only first-class half century, came against Scotland in 1922.
- He continued to play club cricket until 1945 for Phoenix, alongside his work as a solicitor.He had married Meta Violet Blood-Smyth in January 1928, with the couple having three sons, one of whom, David Jr., also played first-class cricket.
- Outside of cricket, Pigot's other interests included rugby union, where he played for Lansdowne Football Club.
- He was also a bridge player, which he represented Ireland in for twenty years, as well as being the Irish delegate to the European Bridge League.
- Pigot died at Sandymount in August 1965 and was buried at Glasnevin Cemetery.
- Other notable family members include his brother, James Pigot, who played first-class cricket.
- His great grandfather was the judge David Richard Pigot.
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See Also
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