Brian Swift
Personal information
Full name
Brian Tennant Swift
Born9 September 1937
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died8 March 1958(1958-03-08) (aged 20)
Higham, Suffolk, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1957Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 17
Runs scored 160
Batting average 10.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 25
Catches/stumpings 37/10
Source: Cricinfo, 10 January 2022

Brian Tennant Swift (9 September 1937 — 8 March 1958) was an Australian first-class cricketer.

The only son of Sir Brian Herbert Swift, a noted obstetrician and gynaecologist, he was born at Adelaide in September 1937.[1] He was educated at St Peter's College in Adelaide,[1] before following in his father's footsteps to study in England at the University of Cambridge, where he matriculated to study agricultural science at Caius College.[2]

While studying at Cambridge, Swift played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1957, making seventeen appearances as a wicket-keeper.[3] He took 37 catches and made 10 stumpings in his capacity as wicket-keeper, in addition to scoring 160 runs with a highest score of 25.[4] He was described by Wisden as a "very promising cricketer", who also noted that his return as wicket-keeper "was the best for Cambridge for a good many years".[1] Swift was killed in a road accident on 8 March 1958 at Higham near Bury St Edmunds, when his car was involved in a collision with a lorry.[5] In the aftermath of his death, Cambridge captain Ted Dexter replaced Swift in the Cambridge side with wicket-keeper Christopher Howland for the 1958 season.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wisden - Obituaries in 1958". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ↑ The Medical Journal of Australia. Vol. 2. Australasian Medical Publishing Company. 1969. p. 615.
  3. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Brian Swift". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Brian Swift". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Undergrad death. Sunday Mirror. 9 March 1958. p. 20
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