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Full name | Stanley Douglas Douglas-Jones | ||||||||||||||
Born | 19 November 1885 Hendon, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 12 October 1969 Glyndyfrdwy, Merionethshire, Wales | (aged 83)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1913–1914 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 12 May 2021 |
Stanley Douglas Douglas-Jones MC DSO (19 November 1885 – 12 October 1969) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Colonel Douglas Forde Douglas-Jones, he was born at Hendon in November 1885. Douglas-Jones served in the British Army, where he was initially commissioned a second lieutenant with the Duke of Edinburgh's Own Edinburgh Artillery militia in December 1902, [1] before being promoted to lieutenant in March 1904. [2] He transferred to the Royal Artillery in December 1904, with the rank of second lieutenant. [3] He was promoted to lieutenant in December 1907, [4] before being seconded for service as an adjutant in the Territorial Force in March 1911, [5] at which point he was made a temporary captain. [6] A regular player for the British Army cricket team, [7] Douglas-Jones also played two first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1913 and 1914, both against Kent at Lord's. [8] He scored 30 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 12. Playing as a wicket-keeper, he also made a single stumping. [9]
Douglas-Jones served with the Royal Artillery during the First World War. In October 1914, he was promoted to the full rank of captain, [10] while in September 1916 he was appointed a temporary major while commanding a battalion. [11] He relinquished his temporary appointment in February 1917. [12] Douglas-Jones was twice decorated during the war, being awarded the Military Cross in the 1915 Birthday Honours and being made a companion of the Distinguished Service Order in the 1917 Birthday Honours. [13] [14] In December 1917, he was appointed to the staff. [15] He was again made a temporary major in Februaery 1918, [16] with him gaining the brevet rank of major shortly after the conclusion of the war in December 1918. [17] Douglas-Jones attended the staff college in January 1920, [18] later being appointed to the War Office in May 1921. [19] He gained the real rank of major in December 1923, [20] which was antedated to July 1915. [21] Having been seconded to the Territorial Army, Douglas-Jones returned to the Royal Artillery in March 1928, [22] before retiring from active service in December of the same year. [23] He died in Wales at Glyndyfrdwy in October 1969. [7] He was married to Priscilla Scarlett Smith, with the couple having no children. She survived him by 16 years. [24]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Stanley Douglas Douglas-Jones | ||||||||||||||
Born | 19 November 1885 Hendon, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 12 October 1969 Glyndyfrdwy, Merionethshire, Wales | (aged 83)||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1913–1914 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 12 May 2021 |
Stanley Douglas Douglas-Jones MC DSO (19 November 1885 – 12 October 1969) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Colonel Douglas Forde Douglas-Jones, he was born at Hendon in November 1885. Douglas-Jones served in the British Army, where he was initially commissioned a second lieutenant with the Duke of Edinburgh's Own Edinburgh Artillery militia in December 1902, [1] before being promoted to lieutenant in March 1904. [2] He transferred to the Royal Artillery in December 1904, with the rank of second lieutenant. [3] He was promoted to lieutenant in December 1907, [4] before being seconded for service as an adjutant in the Territorial Force in March 1911, [5] at which point he was made a temporary captain. [6] A regular player for the British Army cricket team, [7] Douglas-Jones also played two first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1913 and 1914, both against Kent at Lord's. [8] He scored 30 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 12. Playing as a wicket-keeper, he also made a single stumping. [9]
Douglas-Jones served with the Royal Artillery during the First World War. In October 1914, he was promoted to the full rank of captain, [10] while in September 1916 he was appointed a temporary major while commanding a battalion. [11] He relinquished his temporary appointment in February 1917. [12] Douglas-Jones was twice decorated during the war, being awarded the Military Cross in the 1915 Birthday Honours and being made a companion of the Distinguished Service Order in the 1917 Birthday Honours. [13] [14] In December 1917, he was appointed to the staff. [15] He was again made a temporary major in Februaery 1918, [16] with him gaining the brevet rank of major shortly after the conclusion of the war in December 1918. [17] Douglas-Jones attended the staff college in January 1920, [18] later being appointed to the War Office in May 1921. [19] He gained the real rank of major in December 1923, [20] which was antedated to July 1915. [21] Having been seconded to the Territorial Army, Douglas-Jones returned to the Royal Artillery in March 1928, [22] before retiring from active service in December of the same year. [23] He died in Wales at Glyndyfrdwy in October 1969. [7] He was married to Priscilla Scarlett Smith, with the couple having no children. She survived him by 16 years. [24]