John Harrop (cricketer)
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| Full name | Douglas John Harrop | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 April 1947 Cosby, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 November 2024 (aged 77) Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| 1972 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 June 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Douglas John Harrop (16 April 1947 – 26 November 2024) was an 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. 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. This was his only major appearance for Leicestershire.