Douglas Christopher Collard (born 26 September 1952) is a former English cricketer. Collard was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire.

Douglas Collard
Personal information
Full name
Douglas Christopher Collard
Born (1952-09-26) 26 September 1952 (age 71)
Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1971–1992Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 5
Runs scored 17
Batting average 8.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 9
Balls bowled 288
Wickets 5
Bowling average 33.20
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/38
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 April 2011

Collard made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. Collard played Minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire from 1971 to 1992, including 108 Minor Counties Championship matches[1] and 14 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[2] In 1975, he made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the Gillette Cup. He played four further List A matches for Cambridgeshire, the last coming against Worcestershire in the 1989 NatWest Trophy.[3] In his five List A matches, he scored 17 runs at a batting average of 8.50, with a high score of 9.[4] With the ball he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 33.20, with best figures of 3/38.[5]

He played Second XI cricket for the Derbyshire Second XI and the Middlesex Second XI.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Douglas Collard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Douglas Collard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  3. ^ "List A Matches played by Douglas Collard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  4. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Douglas Collard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  5. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Douglas Collard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Teams Douglas Collard played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.

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