Johnny Douglas

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.

This article is about the cricketer. For the easy listening conductor, see Johnny Douglas (conductor).

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
Died19 December 1930(1930-12-19) (aged 48)
at sea, seven miles south of the Læsø Trindel Lightship, Denmark
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 170)15 December 1911 v Australia
Last Test8 January 1925 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1901–1928Essex
1903–1904London 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
SportBoxing
ClubBelsize BC, Hampstead
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
1908 London -71.7 kg
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