Douglas Valentine Linathan (29 May 1885 — 17 December 1932) was an English

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er who played for

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in 1920. Linathan was born in

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. He played three matches for Derbyshire during the 1920 season making his debut against

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in July, a game in which he made one catch but little progress with the bat or ball. He played two further matches for the side. Against

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he finished not out in the first innings, batting in the lower order. In his third and last appearance against

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he was bowled out twice by five-time Test cricketer Harry Howell. Linathan was a left-handed batsman and played 6 innings in 3 first-class matches with an average of 7 and a top score of 14. He was a left-arm slow bowler and took 1 wicket at an average of 78.00.Douglas Linathan at Cricket Archive
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at the age of 47.

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