Douglas Meakin

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

Douglas Meakin
Personal information
Full name
Douglas Meakin
Born3 March 1929
Swadlincote, Derbyshire,
England
Died13 February 1998(1998-02-13) (aged 68)
Norwich, Norfolk, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19521962Bedfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 55
Batting average 18.33
100s/50s –/–
Top score 16
Balls bowled 412
Wickets 10
Bowling average 20.60
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/56
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 March 2019

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 19 March 2019.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Douglas Meakin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Douglas Meakin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Douglas Meakin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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