Charles Douglas, 3rd Baron Douglas of Douglas (26 October 1775 – 10 September 1848) was an English amateur

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er who made 13 known appearances in

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matches from 1797 to 1799. He was

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(MP) for

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from 1830 to 1832.ThePeerage.com He succeeded as 3rd Baron Douglas of Douglas in January 1844 and died unmarried. The titles passed to his younger brother, the Reverend James Douglas. He was a member of

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(MCC).

Arthur Haygarth Arthur Haygarth (4 August 1825 – 1 May 1903) was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians. He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Sussex between 1844 and 1861, as well as num ...

, ''Scores & Biographies'', Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862

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* 1775 births 1848 deaths English cricketers English cricketers of 1787 to 1825 Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Charles Douglas, 3rd Baron Douglas 3 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1830–1831 UK MPs 1831–1832 UK MPs who inherited peerages Colonel C. Lennox's XI cricketers {{Scotland-GreatBritain-MP-stub