Douglas Meakin
CountryEngland
FullnameDouglas Meakin
Birth date3 March 1929
Birth placeSwadlincote, Derbyshire,
England
Death date13 February 1998 (aged 68)
Death placeNorwich, Norfolk, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Club 1Bedfordshire
Year 11952–1962
Columns1
Column 1First-class
Matches 14
Runs 155
Bat avg 118.33
100s/50s 1–/–
Top score 116
Deliveries 1412
Wickets 110
Bowl avg 120.60
Fivefor 1
Tenfor 1
Best bowling 14/56
Catches/stumpings 1–/–
Date18 March
Year2019
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/15509.html Cricinfo

Douglas Meakin (28 March 1929 – 13 February 1998) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force airman.

Meakin made his debut in minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire against Cambridgeshire at Luton in the 1952 Minor Counties Championship.[1] He played minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire intermittently until 1962, making 21 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[1] While serving as a non-commissioned officer in the Royal Air Force, Meakin played first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team, making his first-class debut against Warwickshire at Birmingham in 1959.[2] He made a further appearance in 1959 against Somerset, before making two more first-class appearances in 1962 against Cambridge University and Ireland.[2] He scored a total of 55 runs across his four matches, with a high score of 16.[3] With his right-arm fast bowling, he took 10 wickets at an average of 20.60, with best figures of 4 for 56.[4]

He died at Norwich in February 1998.

References

  1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Douglas Meakin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Douglas Meakin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Douglas Meakin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  4. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Douglas Meakin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-03-19.