Johnny Douglas

Johnny Douglas

Douglas c. 1906
Personal information
Full name	John William Henry Tyler Douglas
Born	(1882-09-03)3 September 1882 Stoke Newington, London, England
Died	19 December 1930(1930-12-19) (aged 48) at sea, seven miles south of the Læsø Trindel Lightship, Denmark
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast-medium
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 170)	15 December 1911 v Australia
Last Test	8 January 1925 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1901–1928	Essex
1903–1904	London County
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 23 651 Runs scored 962 24,531 Batting average 29.15 27.90 100s/50s 1/6 26/107 Top score 119 210* Balls bowled 2,812 83,528 Wickets 45 1,893 Bowling average 33.02 23.32 5 wickets in innings 1 113 10 wickets in match 0 23 Best bowling 5/46 9/47 Catches/stumpings 9/– 365/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 November 2008

Johnny Douglas

Douglas as a boxer at the 1908 Olympics
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Club	Belsize BC, Hampstead[1]
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1908 London -71.7 kg

John William Henry Tyler Douglas (3 September 1882 – 19 December 1930) was an English cricketer who was active in the early decades of the twentieth century. Douglas was an all-rounder who played for Essex County Cricket Club from 1901 to 1928 and captained the county from 1911 to 1928. He also played for England and captained the England team both before and after the First World War with markedly different success. As well as playing cricket, Douglas was a notable amateur boxer who won the middleweight gold medal at the 1908 Olympic Games.^[2][3]