Doug Yeabsley

Doug Yeabsley
Personal information
Full name
Douglas Ian Yeabsley
Born (1942-01-03) 3 January 1942 (age 82)
Exeter, Devon, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1959–1991Devon
1974–1981Minor Counties (West/South)
FC debut20 July 1974 Minor Counties v Pakistanis
Last FC4 August 1981 Minor Counties v Sri Lankans
List A debut10 May 1969 Devon v Hertfordshire
Last List A24 June 1987 Devon v Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 4 41
Runs scored 27 164
Batting average 9.00 13.66
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 14* 22*
Balls bowled 837 2,358
Wickets 13 36
Bowling average 29.92 32.27
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/45 3/21
Catches/stumpings 1/– 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 December 2008

Douglas Ian Yeabsley (born 3 January 1942), is a former cricketer who represented the Minor Counties and, particularly Devon County Cricket Club from 1959 to 1990, a span of 31 years.[1] Yeabsley played a role in a victory for Minor Counties over the visiting Australian cricket team in 1977.[2]

He also played top class rugby union: "as a back-row forward for Harlequins for many years",[2] and, as a flanker, for Saracens and Hertfordshire.[3] Away from sport, he taught chemistry at Haberdashers' Aske's School.

  1. ^ "Doug Yeabsley". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Reverse sweeper: WHEN THE MINOR COUNTIES BEAT THE AUSTRALIANS". 9 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Rugby Union: Internationals return for Surrey". The Times. No. 58037. London. 1 December 1970. p. 15.