David Serjeant
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Sir David Maurice Serjeant (18 January 1830 – 12 January 1929) was an English-born cricketer who played two first-class cricket matches in Australia for Victoria. He opened the batting for Victoria in both matches.
Serjeant's brother and nephews were also cricketers. He played for Peterborough in England, and in an 1850 match against the touring All-England Eleven, he top-scored in the second innings, but was bowled by John Wisden of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack fame. Educated at Cambridge University, Serjeant moved to Australia in 1852 and had a varied career before returning to England in 1859 to continue his studies. He worked as a physician and surgeon, and was knighted in 1922.
He was the author of Australia: Its Cricket Bat, Its Kangaroo, Its Farming, Fruit and Flowers.
Serjeant was the last-surviving member of the cricketers who played in the first intercolonial match between Victoria and New South Wales. He died in London in 1929.