Arthur Douglas (16 August 1902 – 27 June 1937)
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er and

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player.

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A right-handed

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and right-arm

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bowler, he made his debut for the

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in July 1925 against

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in a first-class match.First-class matches played by Arthur Douglas at Cricket Archive
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in August 1933. Of his matches for Ireland, seven had first-class status. Six of these were against Scotland, the other was against

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. In all matches for Ireland, he scored 343 runs at an

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of 14.91, with a top score of 63 against Scotland in July 1928. He took 17 wickets at an

of 30.94, with best bowling figures of 4/35 against Scotland in June 1932. Prior to his debut for the full Irish side, he represented a North of Ireland side against Wales in June 1924.

Rugby

A winger, he made his debut for the

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against

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in the 1923 Five Nations, scoring one try. He played against

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and

the following year, scoring a try against England. He returned to the side for the 1928 Five Nations, playing just one match against Scotland, without scoring.Rugby Union statistics for Arthur Douglas from scrum.com
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References

1902 births 1937 deaths Irish rugby union players Ireland international rugby union players Cricketers from Belfast Rugby union players from Belfast Irish cricketers {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub

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