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Stanley Douglas

Stanley Douglas

English cricketer

Joseph Stanley Douglas (4 April 1903 – 27 December 1971)[1] was an English first-class cricketer, who played 23 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1925 and 1934.[1]

Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, Douglas was a left arm medium fast bowler, who took 49 wickets at 26.73 each,[1] with a best of 6 for 59 against Oxford University. His only five wicket haul in the County Championship was his 5 for 48 against Essex. A left-handed tail ender, he scored 125 runs at 6.94, with a best score of 19 against Hampshire.[1]

He also played for the Yorkshire Second XI (1925–1933) and Minor Counties North (1927).

Douglas died in December 1971 in Paignton, Devon.

References

  1. [1]
    Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 367. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
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