Doug Mattocks Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Douglas Eric Mattocks
Birth Date:5 July 1944
Birth Place:Norwich, Norfolk, England
Death Place:Norwich, Norfolk, England
Batting:Right-handed
Role:Wicket-keeper
Club1:Minor Counties
Year1:1985
Club2:Norfolk
Year2:1961 - 1991
Columns:2
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:1
Bat Avg1: -
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:1
Deliveries1: -
Wickets1: -
Bowl Avg1: -
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1: -
Catches/Stumpings1:4/ -
Column2:List A
Matches2:7
Runs2:7
Bat Avg2:1.16
100S/50S2: - / -
Top Score2:2
Deliveries2: -
Wickets2: -
Bowl Avg2: -
Fivefor2: -
Tenfor2: -
Best Bowling2: -
Catches/Stumpings2:5/ -
Date:29 June
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17437.html Cricinfo

Douglas Eric Mattocks (5 July 1944  - 7 October 1999) was an English cricketer. Mattocks was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk.

Mattocks made his debut for Norfolk in the 1961 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1961 to 1991, which included 206 Minor Counties Championship appearances[1] and 22 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[2] He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup. He made 6 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 1991 NatWest Trophy.[3] A specialist wicket-keeper, Mattocks scored just 7 runs in his 7 List A matches at an average of 1.16, with a high score of 2 not out. Behind the stumps he took 5 catches.[4]

Mattocks made a single first-class appearance during his career, which came for the Minor Counties against the touring Zimbabweans.[5] He batted once in this match, scoring an unbeaten single in the Minor Counties first-innings, while behind the stumps he took 4 catches.[6]

He died in the town of his birth on 7 October 1999.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Doug Mattocks. CricketArchive. 29 June 2011.
  2. Web site: Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Doug Mattocks. CricketArchive. 29 June 2011.
  3. Web site: List A Matches played by Doug Mattocks. CricketArchive. 29 June 2011.
  4. Web site: List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Doug Mattocks. CricketArchive. 29 June 2011.
  5. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Doug Mattocks. CricketArchive. 29 June 2011.
  6. Web site: Minor Counties v Zimbabweans, 1985. CricketArchive. 29 June 2011.