Douglas Birks

Douglas Thomas Montague Birks (4 July 1919 – 26 February 2004) was an English cricketer. Birks was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Roche, Cornwall, and was educated at Radley College.

Douglas Birks
Personal information
Full name
Douglas Thomas Montague Birks
Born4 July 1919
Roche, Cornwall, England
Died26 February 2004(2004-02-26) (aged 84)
Ledbury, Herefordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1938–1948Suffolk
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 3
Batting average 3.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 3
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 April 2013

Birks played minor counties cricket for Suffolk, making his debut for the county against Hertfordshire in the 1938 Minor Counties Championship.[1] He made two further appearances in 1938, before making five appearances in the 1939 Minor Counties Championship.[1] Following World War II, he continued to play for Suffolk, making seventeen further appearances for the county, the last of which came against Berkshire in the 1948 Minor Counties Championship.[1] The following season he made a single first-class appearance for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University at Fenner's.[2] In a match which was drawn, Birks batted once, scoring 3 runs before he was dismissed by Peter Hall.[3] This was his only first-class appearance.

He died at Ledbury, Herefordshire on 26 February 2004, following a battle with myeloma.

References
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Douglas Birks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Douglas Birks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  3. "Cambridge University v Free Foresters, 1948". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
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