David Eadie

David John Eadie (2 January 1975 – 7 May 2011) was a South African first-class cricketer.

David Eadie

Personal information
Full name	David John Eadie
Born	2 January 1975 Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Died	7 May 2011(2011-05-07) (aged 36) Mouille Point, Western Cape, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1998–1999	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 10 Runs scored 192 Batting average 19.20 100s/50s –/2 Top score 68* Balls bowled 1,013 Wickets 16 Bowling average 37.62 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/57 Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 March 2020

Eadie was born at Cape Town in January 1975. He was educated at the Diocesan College, before going up to St Edmund Hall, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 1996.^[1] While studying at Oxford, Eadie played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1998 and 1999, making a total of ten appearances. These included eight matches against county opposition and two against Cambridge University in The University Match.^[2] Eadie scored a total of 192 runs in his ten matches, at an average of 19.20 and a high score of 68 not out, which was one of two half centuries he made.^[3] With his right-arm medium pace, he took 16 wickets at a bowling average of 37.62, with best figures of 3 for 57.^[4] Eadie also played field hockey for Oxford.^[5]

After graduating from Oxford, Eadie returned to South Africa. He died at Mouille Point in Cape Town on 7 May 2011,^[1] after falling into a state of delirium while on a night out and jumping over railings into the sea, hitting his head on the rocks below.