Danny Livingstone
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| Full name | Daintes Abbia Livingstone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1933 St. John's, British Leeward Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 September 1988 (aged 54) St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1959–1972 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daintes Abbia "Danny" Livingstone (21 September 1933 — 8 September 1988) was an Antiguan cricketer who played first-class cricket for Hampshire from 1959 to 1972.
Early life[edit]
Livingstone was born at St. John's on the island of Antigua in September 1933. He was educated there at the Antigua Grammar School, before continuing his education in Canada at the Collegiate School, Toronto.[1] In 1953, he moved to London to undertake his two years of National Service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). While serving with the RAF, he played minor matches for the Royal Air Force cricket team.[1] Having come to the attention of Warwickshire during his National Service, Livingstone played a full season for their second eleven in the 1957 Minor Counties Championship.[2] However, he was not engaged by Warwickshire at the end of the season, with county feeling they had too many batsmen in their squad, coupled with concerns over Livingstone's stroke play.[1]
Career with Hampshire[edit]
Livingstone spent 1958 in London playing club cricket, before coming to Hampshire for a nets trial at the start of the 1959 season.[1] In July 1959, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Oxford University at Bournemouth,[3] thus becoming the first black West Indian to play for Hampshire.[1] He qualified to play for Hampshire through residency in the 1960 County Championship, with Livingstone expected to press for a place in the Hampshire middle order.[4] He played regularly for Hampshire in 1960, but did not fully establish himself in the team.[5] In 1961, the year in which Hampshire won their first County Championship, Livingstone established himself in the side with 35 appearances.[3] It was also the first season in which he passed a thousand runs, making 1,643,[6] and made his maiden century (102 not out) against Northamptonshire.[7] Later in the season, against Derbyshire in Hampshire's penultimate match of the season, it was Livingstone who caught Bob Taylor to make certain of their County Championship title.[5]
In 1962, he made a further 31 first-class appearances,[3] having what would become his most successful season as a batsman.[5] He scored 1,817 runs at an average of 37.08.[6] Against Surrey he made his highest career score of 200. His innings began in fortuitous circumstances, when he was dropped first ball. With Hampshire having reached 128 for 8, Alan Castell (76) joined Livingstone at the crease, with the pair putting on 230 for the ninth wicket.[5][8] This remains, as of 2024, a Hampshire record partnership for that wicket.[9] Earlier in the season he had made an unbeaten century against the touring Pakistanis, an innings in which according to Wisden, he was "untroubled".[5] Further success followed in 1963, with Livingstone again passing a thousand runs (1,503) for the season.[6] He made 151 runs against the touring West Indians, which helped to set up and enthralling end to the match which saw the West Indians reduced to their last two batsman and ten Hampshire fielders close-in to them;[5] the match would end in a draw.[10] He was a member of the Hampshire eleven who played in the county's inaugural List A one-day match against Derbyshire in the 1963 Gillette Cup.[11]
Livingstone's consistent form continued into 1964,[5] where in his thirty matches he scored 1,671 runs at an average of 35.55.[6] Against Kent in August 1964, he made back-to-back centuries with scores of 117 and 105 not out at Canterbury;[12] in doing so, he became Hampshire's leading run scorer for the season, supplanting Roy Marshall who been Hampshire's leading run-scorer in the two previous seasons.[5]
Later life and death[edit]
He returned to Antigua when he retired from playing, and worked for the government as Director of Sports, where he did much to further the development of cricket and football in Antigua and Barbuda.[5] After returning to Antigua he was married, becoming the father of five children.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Black History Month: Danny Livingstone". www.utilitabowl.com. 13 October 1922. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Danny Livingstone". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Danny Livingstone". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Danny Livingstone". Portsmouth Evening News. 22 April 1960. p. 30. Retrieved 29 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Wisden – Obituaries in 1988". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "First-Class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Danny Livingstone". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Cricket". Portsmouth Evening News. 15 June 1961. p. 31. Retrieved 30 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hampshire v Surrey, County Championship 1962". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Highest Partnership for Each Wicket for Hampshire". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Hampshire v West Indians, West Indies in British Isles 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Danny Livingstone". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Kent v Hampshire, County Championship 1964". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2024.