Edward David Docwra (born 24 April 1953) is an English former first-class

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

er and educator. Docwra was born at Paddington in April 1953. He was educated at

Canford School Canford School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 13–18). Situated in 300 acres of parkland near to the market town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, south west England, it is one of the largest sch ...

, before going up to

Worcester College, Oxford Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in 1714 by the benefaction of Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet (1648–1701) of Norgrove, Worcestershire, whose coat of arms w ...

. While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Worcestershire at Oxford in 1974. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 6 runs in the Oxford first innings by

John Inchmore John Darling Inchmore (born 22 February 1949) is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcestershire during the 1970s and 1980s. He also played briefly for Northern Transvaal, and later for Wiltshire. Born ...

, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 20 runs by

Jim Cumbes James Cumbes (born 4 May 1944) is an English former sportsman. He played first-class cricket for four counties as a right-arm fast-medium bowler and lower-order right-handed batsman, and later served as chief executive of Lancashire; while he a ...

. After graduating from Oxford, Docwra became a schoolteacher. He emigrated to Australia, where he taught for 37 years at St Peter's College, Adelaide. After his retirement in 2015, the college set up the David Docwra Scholarship in recognition of his long service.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Docwra, David 1953 births Living people Cricketers from the City of Westminster People from Paddington People educated at Canford School Alumni of Worcester College, Oxford English cricketers Oxford University cricketers Australian schoolteachers English emigrants to Australia