Douglas Meakin (28 March 1929 – 13 February 1998) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force airman.
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| Full name | Douglas Meakin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1929 Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 February 1998 (aged 68) Norwich, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952–1962 | Bedfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
- ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Douglas Meakin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Douglas Meakin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Douglas Meakin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Douglas Meakin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2019.