David Alexander Elder (29 April 1865 at
Melbourne
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, Victoria, Australia – 22 April 1954 at
Deepdene, Victoria
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Formerly a neig ...
) was a
cricket Test match umpire.
Career as umpire
He umpired twelve
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...
es, all between Australia and
England
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. He made his debut in the match played at
Melbourne
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on 30 December 1911 to 3 January 1912, won by England by 8 wickets. All Elder's other matches were after the
First World War
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. His last match was played at
Adelaide
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on 1 February to 8 February 1929, won narrowly by England in spite of
Archie Jackson's 164 on debut. His colleagues were
Bob Crockett
Robert Maxwell Crockett (1863 in Hepburn, Victoria – 11 December 1935, at Footscray, Victoria), was an Australian Test match umpire.
Crockett umpired a total of 32 Test matches, the highest number by an Australian umpire until passed by ...
and
George Hele.
Johnnie Moyes thought that, after Crockett...
Personal life
Off the field, Elder was a
brass
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worker. He was married twice and had one son. He died of heart failure, aged 88.
See also
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Australian Test Cricket Umpires
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List of Test umpires
External links
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1865 births
1954 deaths
Australian Test cricket umpires
People from the Colony of Victoria
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