Background
He was born in Paddington, London, the son of Neville Durlacher and his Irish-born wife Ruth Dyas.
He was born in Paddington, London, the son of Neville Durlacher and his Irish-born wife Ruth Dyas.
He was educated at Wellington College, where he represented the school cricket team
Durlacher was a right-handed batsman. He played for Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Championship in 1920, which turned out to be a successful season for him, which paved the way for him to make his first-class debut for Middlesex the following season. His first-class debut came against Somerset in 1921, although he was an infrequent fixture in the Middlesex side, playing just 4 further matches up till 1923.
In his 5 first-class appearances, he scored 43 runs at a batting average of 10.75, with a high score of 27.
Durlacher died suddenly while fishing in Ireland on 26 February 1971.