| Full name: | David Charles Humphery Townsend |
| Born: | 20th April 1912, Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, Co Durham, England |
| Died: | 27th January 1997, Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, Co Durham, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium pace |
| Education: | New College, Oxford University |
| Relations: | Brother: PN Townsend; Brother: AH Townsend; Father: CL Townsend; Grandfather: F Townsend; Son: JRA Townsend; Uncle: FN Townsend; Uncle: AFM Townsend |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1934/35); Oxford University (Main FC: 1933-1934); Durham (Minor Counties Championship: 1935-1950); All teams |
| Durham Captain: 1937 - 1947 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1934/35) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England | 3 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 36 | 12.83 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1934/35) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0-9 | 9.00 | ||||
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1933-1948) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 37 | 64 | 2 | 1803 | 195 | 29.08 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1933-1948) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 1142 | 44 | 501 | 6 | 2-31 | 83.50 | 0 | 0 | 190.33 | 2.63 |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Batting and Fielding (1935-1950) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Durham | 29 | 43 | 2 | 1105 | 112 | 26.95 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Bowling (1935-1950) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Durham | 392 | 16 | 180 | 8 | 1-0 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 | 49.00 | 2.75 |