# David Rome

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**David Audley Moberley Rome** (14 April 1910 – 20 May 1970) was an English [cricketer](/source/Cricket) active in the early 1930s, making four appearances in [first-class cricket](/source/First-class_cricket). Born at [Marylebone](/source/Marylebone), London, Rome was a right-handed [batsman](/source/Batting_(cricket)) and right-arm [medium pace](/source/Seam_bowling) bowler, who played for [Middlesex](/source/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club).

## Career and life

The son of Brigadier General [Claude Stuart Rome](/source/Claude_Stuart_Rome), Rome was educated at [Harrow School](/source/Harrow_School) where he [captained](/source/Captain_(cricket)) the school cricket team in 1929.[1] He later attended the [University of Cambridge](/source/University_of_Cambridge), where he did not play [first-class cricket](/source/First-class_cricket) for the university.[1] He would make his debut in first-class cricket for [Middlesex](/source/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club) against Cambridge University at [Fenner's](/source/Fenner's) in 1930. His next two first-class appearances for Middlesex in 1931 and 1933 were both against Cambridge University, while his fourth first-class appearance came in the [1933 County Championship](/source/1933_County_Championship) against [Glamorgan](/source/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club).[2] He scored a total of 56 runs in his four appearances, [averaging](/source/Batting_average_(cricket)) 9.33, with a high score of 32.[3]

He was for many years a member of the [Surrey County Cricket Club](/source/Surrey_County_Cricket_Club) Committee.[1] He died following a fall at [The Oval](/source/The_Oval) on 20 May 1970.[1]

## References

1. ["Wisden - Obituaries in 1970"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228452.html). ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

1. ["First-Class Matches played by David Rome"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32480/First-Class_Matches.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

1. ["First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Rome"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32480/f_Batting_by_Team.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

## External links

- [David Rome](http://espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19813.html) at [ESPNcricinfo](/source/ESPNcricinfo)
- [David Rome](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32480/32480.html) at CricketArchive

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