David Money

David Charles Money (5 October 1918 – 7 October 2004) was an English first-class cricketer.

David Money

Personal information
Full name	David Charles Money
Born	5 October 1918 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Died	7 October 2004(2004-10-07) (aged 86) Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1938–1946	Oxfordshire
1947	Oxford University
1950–1952	Bedfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 27 Batting average – 100s/50s –/– Top score 27* Catches/stumpings 1/1
Source: Cricinfo, 23 June 2019

Money was born at Oxford in October 1918, where he studied at St John's at the University of Oxford, graduating with a degree in chemistry in 1940.^[1] He had debuted in minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire in the 1938 Minor Counties Championship.^[2] After graduating he fought in the Second World War, enlisting with the Royal Engineers as a second lieutenant in November 1940.^[3] Following the end of the war he married Madge Matthews in November 1945, as well as resuming studying at the University of Oxford.^[1] He played two further minor counties matches for Oxfordshire in 1946,^[2] before appearing for Oxford University in a first-class match against the Combined Services at Oxford in 1947.^[4]

After graduating with a degree in geography in 1947, he took up a teaching post at Bedford School.^[1] He was made a lieutenant while instructing the Bedford School contingent of the Officers' Training Corps.^[5] He began playing minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire in 1950, with Money playing for Bedfordshire until 1952, making fourteen appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.^[2] Outside of his teaching career, Money published several books on geographical subjects between 1954–2000.^[1] He died at Bedford in October 2004.