David Alexander Renneberg (23 September 1942 â 7 April 2025) was an Australian cricketer who played in eight Test matches from 1966 to 1968.
Born to parents of German ancestry, Renneberg was a tall fast bowler who played for New South Wales from 1964âÂÂ65 to 1970âÂÂ71. He toured South Africa in 1966âÂÂ67 and England in 1968 with the Australian Test team. He played a season for Rawtenstall in the Lancashire League in 1969.
Renneberg's best first-class bowling figures were 8 for 72 against Essex on the 1968 tour. His best Test figures were 5 for 39 against India in the First Test of the 1967âÂÂ68 series in Australia. He had taken his best Sheffield Shield figures of 7 for 33 against Queensland a month earlier.
Renneberg retired after 1970âÂÂ71 season. He provided comments on ABC radio cricket broadcasts in Sydney from 1974 to 1986.
He died on 7 April 2025 at the age of 82.