Douglas Thomas Montague Birks (4 July 1919 – 26 February 2004) was an English cricketer. Birks was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Roche, Cornwall, and was educated at Radley College.
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| Full name | Douglas Thomas Montague Birks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1919 Roche, Cornwall, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 February 2004 (aged 84) Ledbury, Herefordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938–1948 | Suffolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 April 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birks played minor counties cricket for Suffolk, making his debut for the county against Hertfordshire in the 1938 Minor Counties Championship.[1] He made two further appearances in 1938, before making five appearances in the 1939 Minor Counties Championship.[1] Following World War II, he continued to play for Suffolk, making seventeen further appearances for the county, the last of which came against Berkshire in the 1948 Minor Counties Championship.[1] The following season he made a single first-class appearance for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University at Fenner's.[2] In a match which was drawn, Birks batted once, scoring 3 runs before he was dismissed by Peter Hall.[3] This was his only first-class appearance.
He died at Ledbury, Herefordshire on 26 February 2004, following a battle with myeloma.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Douglas Birks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Douglas Birks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "Cambridge University v Free Foresters, 1948". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
External links
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- Douglas Birks at ESPNcricinfo
- Douglas Birks at CricketArchive