Full name David John Grimwood Sales
Born December 3, 1977, Carshalton, Surrey
Current age 40 years 141 days
Major teams Northamptonshire, Wellington
Nickname Jumble, Car-boot
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 6 ft 0 in
Education Caterham School
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 249 | 395 | 35 | 14140 | 303* | 39.27 | 29 | 64 | 221 | 0 | ||||
List A | 267 | 254 | 35 | 7406 | 161 | 33.81 | 4 | 53 | 114 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
61 | 57 | 12 | 1279 | 78* | 28.42 | 1017 | 125.76 | 0 | 10 | 111 | 53 | 28 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 249 | 345 | 184 | 9 | 4/25 | 20.44 | 3.20 | 38.3 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 267 | 84 | 67 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.78 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
61 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 1/10 | 1/10 | 23.00 | 11.50 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class debut | 1996 |
Last First-class | Northamptonshire v Yorkshire at Northampton, May 31-Jun 3, 2014 scorecard |
List A debut | 1994 |
Last List A | Warwickshire v Northamptonshire at Birmingham, Aug 26, 2013 scorecard |
T20s debut | Worcestershire v Northamptonshire at Worcester, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard |
Last T20s | Northamptonshire v Durham at Northampton, Jun 27, 2014 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | Northants | v Durham | Northampton | 27 Jun 2014 | T20 |
25 | Northants | v Lancashire | Manchester | 20 Jun 2014 | T20 |
23 | Northants | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 19 Jun 2014 | T20 |
17 | Northants | v Yorkshire | Northampton | 13 Jun 2014 | T20 |
6, 0 | Northants | v Yorkshire | Northampton | 31 May 2014 | FC |
5 | Northants | v Worcs | Worcester | 30 May 2014 | T20 |
43, 25 | Northants | v Middlesex | Northampton | 18 May 2014 | FC |
10, 19 | Northants | v Notts | Nottingham | 11 May 2014 | FC |
0 | Nthants 2nd | v Essex 2nd XI | Northampton | 9 May 2014 | Other T20 |
1 | Nthants 2nd | v Essex 2nd XI | Northampton | 9 May 2014 | Other T20 |
The hard-hitting David Sales was a precocious talent, his first-class career beginning in spectacular fashion when he cracked 210 not out against Worcestershire in 1996 aged 18 - the youngest person to score a Championship double hundred. The appearance of a young cricketer with potential for destruction excited predictions of an international career, but it never quite worked out. He had a long, and at times fruitful, county career, and was highly watchable when in full flow, but a first-class average below 40 was perhaps a cause for regret.
NBC Denis Compton Award 1996