Douglas Freeman
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| Full name | Douglas Percy Freeman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
21 July 1916 Sherborne, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
3 April 2013 (aged 96) Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations |
Edward Freeman (father) Edward Freeman (grandfather) Thomas Russell (great-uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934–1948 | Dorset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 30 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Douglas Percy Freeman (21 July 1916 – 3 April 2013) was an English cricketer. Freeman was a left-handed batsman.[1] He was born at Sherborne, Dorset.
Freeman made his debut for Dorset in the 1934 Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall. He played Minor counties cricket for Dorset from 1934 to 1948, making 37 Minor Counties Championship appearances.[2]
Freeman made a single first-class appearance for Kent against Somerset in 1937 County Championship.[3] In this match he scored 4 runs in Kent's first-innings, before being dismissed by Bill Andrews. In their second-innings, he scored 6 runs before being dismissed by Horace Hazell.[4]
Freeman's father, Edward, his grandfather who was also called Edward and his great-uncle Thomas Russell, all played first-class cricket.
References
- ↑ "Kent mourning loss of Douglas Freeman - Sport". Your Canterbury. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Douglas Freeman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Douglas Freeman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ↑ "Kent v Somerset, 1937 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2011.