David Stewart (21 May 1924 – 2 May 2006) was a Scottish first-class

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er. Stewart was born at

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in May 1924 and was educated there at

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. A

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er for Perthshire, Stewart made a single appearance in

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for

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against

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in 1950. He took 2 wickets for 12 runs in the Ireland first innings with his right-arm

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, dismissing Stanley Bergin and

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. He batted twice in the match, being dismissed for 2 runs in the Scotland first innings by

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, while in their second innings he ended unbeaten on 5. Outside of cricket, Stewart was a Meat and Livestock Commission Office manager. He died at Perth in May 2006.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, David 1924 births 2006 deaths Cricketers from Perth, Scotland People educated at Perth Academy Scottish cricketers