Christian Charles Tyler Doll (22 March 1880 – 5 April 1955) was an English first-class

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er and a prominent architect at the ancient site of

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Early life and cricket

The son of the architect Charles Fitzroy Doll and his wife, Emily Francis Tyler, he was born at

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in March 1880. He was educated at

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, before going up to

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in 1898. He made his debut in

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for the

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(MCC) against

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in 1900, with Doll making five appearances for the MCC in that season. The following season he made a single appearance in first-class cricket ''for'' Cambridge University against London County at

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. He continued to play first-class cricket for the MCC until 1904, making a total of 28 appearances. He scored 747 runs for the MCC, at an

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of 21.97, with a high score of 224

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. This score, which was one of two centuries he made, came against London County in 1901. In addition to playing first-class cricket, he also played

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for

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from 1901–09, making nineteen appearances in the

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Architectural career

After graduating from Cambridge in 1901, Doll attended

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where he studied for architectural diploma. He was present at the

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in 1904. He was the architect to British excavations at

, replacing

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, and was partly responsible for the reconstruction of the grand staircase at the Palace of King Minos, working alongside

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. In addition, he designed the

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, a residence for Evans at Knossos, which now houses th
Knossos Research Centre.
ref name="BOOK" /> He was succeeded in the role as Knossos architect, by

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, who expanded on many of his reconstruction interventions. He served as the mayor of

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in 1951. Doll died in April 1955 at

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, Cambridgeshire. His brother, Mordaunt, also played first-class cricket.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doll, Christian 1880 births 1955 deaths Cricketers from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea People from Kensington People educated at Charterhouse School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Alumni of University College London English cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Hertfordshire cricketers Architects from London