Desmond Surfleet

Desmond Ford Surfleet (5 February 1912, in Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland – 13 May 2006, in Los Altos, California) was an Irish cricketer and schoolmaster.

Desmond Surfleet

Personal information
Full name	Desmond Ford Surfleet
Born	5 February 1912 Drumcondra, Ireland
Died	13 May 2006(2006-05-13) (aged 94) Los Altos, California, United States
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1931–1932	Cambridge University
1931–1933	Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 14 Runs scored 337 Batting average 16.85 100s/50s –/1 Top score 86 Balls bowled 30 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2021

He was educated at University College School (UCS), Hampstead, and Christ's College, Cambridge,^[1] 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.^{[citation needed]}