Pickles Douglas

Cecil Herbert "Pickles" Douglas (28 June 1886 – 30 September 1954) was an English boxing referee and a cricketer. He played for Essex between 1912 and 1919.^[1]

Pickles Douglas

Personal information
Full name	Cecil Herbert Douglas
Born	(1886-06-26)26 June 1886 Clapton, London, England
Died	30 September 1954(1954-09-30) (aged 68) Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1912–1919	Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 21 Runs scored 326 Batting average 100s/50s Top score Balls bowled Wickets 6 Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches/stumpings
Source: Cricinfo, 22 July 2013

'Pickles' Douglas was a leading boxing referee for many years, handling contest including Jack Doyle v. Jack Petersen, 1933; the two Len Harvey v. Jack Petersen fights, 1933 and 1934; Primo Carnera v. George Cook, 1932; and George Cook v. Joe Beckett, 1922.^[2]

Family

He was the son of John H. Douglas, a prominent personality at the Covent Garden club, and brother of J. W. H. T. Douglas, who won the ABA amateur middle-weight boxing championship in 1905, the Olympic middleweight title in 1908 and afterwards captained the Essex county cricket eleven and England.^[3]