Douglas Henry Henson (27 May 1930 – 6 June 2003) was an English cricketer. Henson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

Douglas Henson
Personal information
Full name
Douglas Henry Henson
Born(1930-05-27)27 May 1930
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Died6 June 2003(2003-06-06) (aged 73)
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963–1973Staffordshire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 3
Runs scored 49
Batting average 24.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 28
Balls bowled 177
Wickets 4
Bowling average 16.75
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/16
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 June 2011

Henson made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against the Lancashire Second XI. Henson played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1963 to 1973, which included 82 Minor Counties Championship matches.[1] In 1971, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup. He played 2 further List A matches for Staffordshire, against Dorset and Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup.[2] In his 3 matches, he scored 49 runs at an average of 24.50, with a high score of 28.[3] With the ball, he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 16.75, with best figures of 3/16.[4] He also captained Staffordshire during his time with the county.

He died in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on 6 June 2003.

References

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  1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Douglas Henson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. ^ "List A Matches played by Douglas Henson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  3. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Douglas Henson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  4. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Douglas Henson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
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