David Price (13 August 1910 – 6 July 1942) was a South African first-class cricketer and South African Navy rating.

Born in Cape Town in August 1910, Price appeared in fourteen first-class matches for Western Province between 1934 and 1939. In batting, Price scored 204 runs, his top score being 28* and his batting average clocking in at 37.18. With his right-arm medium pace bowling, Price took 28 wickets with his best bowling being 5 for 124.

David Price (South African cricketer)

During the Second World War, Price served in the South African Navy as an able seaman, being assigned to the minesweeper . On 6 July 1942, while serving in Arctic convoy QP 13, the Niger collided with a British-laid mine and sank, killing Price and 118 other sailors aboard. His body was never recovered and he is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

David Price (South African cricketer)

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1910 births

1942 deaths

Cricketers from Cape Town

South African cricketers

Western Province cricketers

South African Navy personnel

South African military personnel of World War II

South African military personnel killed in World War II

Deaths due to shipwreck at sea

David Price (South African cricketer)