Pickles Douglas

Cecil Herbert "Pickles" Douglas (28 June 1886 30 September 1954) was an English boxing referee and a cricketer. He played for Essex between 1912 and 1919.[1]

Pickles Douglas
Personal information
Full name
Cecil Herbert Douglas
Born(1886-06-26)26 June 1886
Clapton, London, England
Died30 September 1954(1954-09-30) (aged 68)
Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1912–1919Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 21
Runs scored 326
Batting average
100s/50s
Top score
Balls bowled
Wickets 6
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings
Source: Cricinfo, 22 July 2013

'Pickles' Douglas was a leading boxing referee for many years, handling contest including Jack Doyle v. Jack Petersen, 1933; the two Len Harvey v. Jack Petersen fights, 1933 and 1934; Primo Carnera v. George Cook, 1932; and George Cook v. Joe Beckett, 1922.[2]

Family

He was the son of John H. Douglas, a prominent personality at the Covent Garden club, and brother of J. W. H. T. Douglas, who won the ABA amateur middle-weight boxing championship in 1905, the Olympic middleweight title in 1908 and afterwards captained the Essex county cricket eleven and England.[3]

References

  1. "Pickles Douglas". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  2. "BoxRec". BoxRec. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  3. C82-34 Churchman series cigarette cards, Boxing Personalities, 1938, #41 CH Douglas


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