Douglas Meakin

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.