David Arthur Sydney Day (30 March 1916 – 22 February 1944) was an English first-class

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er and British Army officer. The son of the cricketer Arthur Day, he was born at Greenwich in March 1916. He was educated at Tonbridge School. He served in the Second World War, being commissioned as a

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in the Wiltshire Regiment December 1939, before gaining the rank of lieutenant in July 1943. He served in British India in the war, where he made one appearance in first-class cricket for the

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against the

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in January 1941. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 3 runs in the Europeans first innings by

C. R. Rangachari Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari (14 April 1916 – 9 October 1993) was a fast bowler who represented India in Test cricket. Rangachari was a medium pace bowler who bowled with a slight round-arm action and moved the ball away from the ...

, while in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by the same bowler. Later in the war he had risen to the rank of temporary

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. He was killed in action during the

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in the

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on 22 February 1944. His uncles

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and Samuel Day both played first-class cricket, as did his cousin

Anthony Day Anthony Day (May 12, 1933 – September 2, 2007) was an American journalist, former editorial page editor for the ''Los Angeles Times'', and editor of Henry Kissinger's work for over 25 years. Early life Anthony Day was born in Miami, Florida, ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Day, David 1916 births 1944 deaths Sportspeople from Greenwich, London Cricketers from the Royal Borough of Greenwich People educated at Tonbridge School Wiltshire Regiment officers English cricketers Europeans cricketers British Army personnel killed in World War II Military personnel from London