Andy Ducat

Andy Ducat

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = ENG
name = Andy Ducat
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = -
tests = 1
test runs = 5
test bat avg = 2.50
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = 3
test balls = -
test wickets = -
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = -
test catches/stumpings = 1/-
FCs = 429
FC runs = 23373
FC bat avg = 38.31
FC 100s/50s = 52/109
FC top score = 306*
FC balls = 1981
FC wickets = 21
FC bowl avg = 43.00
FC 5s = -
FC 10s = -
FC best bowling = 3/12
FC catches/stumpings = 206/-
debut date = 2 July
debut year = 1921
last date = 2 July
last year = 1921
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11943.html

Andrew Ducat (February 16, 1886-July 23, 1942) was an England and Surrey cricketer and an England footballer, being one of an elite group to have represented their country in both sports.

Early life

Ducat was born in Brixton, London, but grew up in Southend.

Cricket career

He joined the ground staff at the Oval in 1906, and soon became a regular member of the county team, playing alongside Tom Hayward, Jack Hobbs and Ernest Hayes. Standing 5'10" high, he was a powerful, forcing batsman, and made 52 centuries for Surrey, including 306 not out against Oxford University in 1919. He was also one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1920. He missed many matches due to injury: a broken leg in 1912 almost ended his career, and he missed the 1924 season after breaking his arm in the nets. In 1928, he made 994 runs in less than six weeks, including centuries four successive matches.

He played in only one Test, the 3rd Test against Australia at Headingley in 1921 when he was unlucky to only make 3 and 2.

In another significant "first", he was "doubly" out in the first innings: his bat disintegrating playing a ball bowled by Ted McDonald; the ball looped to slip where it was caught, and a bail was dislodged by a flying splinter (he was given out caught rather than hit wicket).

Football career

Infobox Football biography
playername = Andy Ducat


fullname = Andrew Ducat
dateofbirth = birth date|1886|2|16
cityofbirth = Brixton, London
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1942|7|23|1886|2|16
cityofdeath = St John's Wood, London
countryofdeath = England
height =
position = Centre forward, right half
years = 1903-1905 1905-1912 1912-1921 1921-1924
clubs = Southend United Woolwich Arsenal Aston Villa Fulham
caps(goals) = 175 (19) 074 0(4)
064 0(0)
nationalyears = 1910-1920
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 006 0(1)
manageryears = 1924-1926
managerclubs = Fulham
Ducat also had a successful football career. He started out playing for non-league Southend United before joining First Division Woolwich Arsenal in 1905.

He made his Arsenal debut on February 11, 1905, in a 2-0 win against Blackburn Rovers, playing at centre forward. After losing his place in 1906-07, he was later switched to right half and became a regular in 1907-08 and 1908-09. During his time at Arsenal, he won three caps for England, with his debut coming against Ireland in Belfast on February 12, 1910; England won 6-1. On his second appearance for England, against Wales on March 14 the same year, Ducat scored the only goal in a 1-0 win.

Ducat's ability and success with England brought attention from bigger clubs than Arsenal, who were at the time going through a financial crisis. Eventually, he was sold for £1,000 to Aston Villa in 1912, having played 188 matches and scored 21 goals for Arsenal. After suffering a broken leg in his first season at Villa, he recovered to become a stalwart in the side, captaining Villa to their sixth FA Cup win in 1919-20, beating Huddersfield Town. He also regained his England place; having not played since 1910, he won three more caps during 1920, the last coming in a 2-0 win against Ireland at Roker Park on October 23, 1920, bringing his total number of England appearances to six.

He moved to Fulham in 1921, and upon his retirement from playing in 1924, he succeeded Phil Kelso (his former boss at Arsenal) as Fulham manager. However, the Cottagers struggled with Ducat in charge, finishing 12th and 19th in the Second Division during the two seasons he was at the helm. He was sacked in 1926. After his departure from Fulham, he continued to play amateur football for the Casuals

Retirement and death

After retiring from cricket in 1931, Ducat became cricket coach at Eton College for five years. He was also a sports reporter before his sudden death in 1942; his death came during a game at Lord's Cricket Ground, where he died of an apparent heart attack after lunch, whilst playing in a wartime cricket match between teams from his unit of the Home Guard from Surrey against another from Sussex. The match was abandoned. He was aged 56, and is the only person in history to have died during a match at Lord's.

External links

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* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/135627.html Not out ... dead] , Cricinfo, 4 December 2004
* [http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/ClubHistory/Managers/AndyDucat.aspx Fulham FC article on Andy Ducat]
* [http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1942/ENG_LOCAL/OTHER/SURREY-HG_SUSSEX-HG_23JUL1942.html Scorecard for his final match - 29 not out]

References

*cite book
author=Harris, Jeff & Hogg, Tony (ed.)
title=Arsenal Who's Who
publisher=Independent UK Sports
year=1995
id=ISBN 1-899429-03-4


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