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| Full name | Douglas John Insole | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1926 Clapton, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 August 2017 (aged 91) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 20 July 1950 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 30 May 1957 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Douglas John Insole CBE (18 April 1926[1] – 5 August 2017) [2] was an English cricketer, who played for Cambridge University, Essex and in nine Test matches for England, five of them on the 1956–57 tour of South Africa, where he was vice-captain to Peter May. After retiring from playing, he was prominent in cricket administration, and served as chairman of the England selectors and as President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[3]
- ^ Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 98. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
- ^ Obituary The Daily Telegraph
- ^ "The IPL is born". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2018.