Douglas Freeman
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Douglas Percy Freeman is a former English
cricket
er. Freeman was a left-handed batsman. He was born in 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.
Freeman made a single first-class
appearance for Kent
against Somerset
in 1937 County Championship
. 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
.
Freeman's father, Edward, his grandfather who was also called Edward and his great-uncle Thomas Russell
, all played first-class cricket.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Freeman was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Sherborne
Sherborne
Sherborne is a market town in northwest Dorset, England. It is sited on the River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, east of Yeovil. The A30 road, which connects London to Penzance, runs through the town. The population of the town is 9,350 . 27.1% of the population is aged 65 or...
, Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
.
Freeman made his debut for Dorset
Dorset County Cricket Club
Dorset County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Dorset and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 1934 Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall
Cornwall County Cricket Club
Cornwall County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cornwall and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. He played Minor counties cricket for Dorset from 1934 to 1948, making 37 Minor Counties Championship appearances.
Freeman made a single first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
appearance for Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
in 1937 County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
. In this match he scored 4 runs in Kent's first-innings, before being dismissed by Bill Andrews
Bill Andrews (cricketer)
Bill Andrews was an English cricketer who played for Somerset. He was a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler and useful middle-order right-handed batsman...
. In their second-innings, he scored 6 runs before being dismissed by Horace Hazell
Horace Hazell
Horace Leslie Hazell was a cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club in English first-class cricket....
.
Freeman's father, Edward, his grandfather who was also called Edward and his great-uncle Thomas Russell
Thomas Russell (cricketer)
Thomas Russell was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Essex and Marylebone Cricket Club...
, all played first-class cricket.
External links
- Douglas Freeman at ESPNcricinfo
- Douglas Freeman at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...