| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Douglas Meakin |
| Birth Date: | 3 March 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England |
| Death Place: | Norwich, Norfolk, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast |
| Club1: | Bedfordshire |
| Year1: | 1952 - 1962 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 4 |
| Runs1: | 55 |
| Bat Avg1: | 18.33 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 16 |
| Deliveries1: | 412 |
| Wickets1: | 10 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 20.60 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/56 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 18 March |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/15509.html Cricinfo |
Douglas Meakin (28 March 1929 - 13 February 1998) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force airman.
Meakin made his debut in minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire against Cambridgeshire at Luton in the 1952 Minor Counties Championship.[1] He played minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire intermittently until 1962, making 21 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[1] While serving as a non-commissioned officer in the Royal Air Force, Meakin played first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team, making his first-class debut against Warwickshire at Birmingham in 1959.[2] He made a further appearance in 1959 against Somerset, before making two more first-class appearances in 1962 against Cambridge University and Ireland.[2] He scored a total of 55 runs across his four matches, with a high score of 16.[3] With his right-arm fast bowling, he took 10 wickets at an average of 20.60, with best figures of 4 for 56.[4]
He died at Norwich in February 1998.