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Full name | Douglas John Harrop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cosby, Leicestershire, England | 16 April 1947||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1972 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,29 June 2012 |
Douglas John Harrop (born 16 April 1947) is a former English cricketer. Harrop was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Cosby,Leicestershire.
Harrop made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire against Oxford University at the University Parks in 1972. [1] Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat first,making 289/9 declared,during which Harrop was dismissed for a duck by Michael Wagstaffe. Oxford University then responded in their first-innings by making 125 all out,during which Harrop took two catches from behind the stumps,catching behind David Williams and Wagstaffe. In their second-innings,Leicestershire made 149/5 declared,with Harrop ending the innings not out on 11. Set 314 for victory,Oxford University were dismissed for 269 in their second-innings chase,giving Leicestershire victory by 44 runs. During that innings,Harrop caught behind Wagstaffe for the second time in the match. [2] This was his only major appearance for Leicestershire.