Doug Insole


Douglas John Insole CBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Cambridge University, Essex and in nine Test matches for England, five of them on the 195657 tour of South Africa, where he was vicecaptain to Peter May. After retiring from playing, he was prominent in cricket administration, and served as chairman of the England selectors and as President of the MCC.

Insole was born in Clapton, London. He was cricket captain of Cambridge University whilst a history student at St Catharines College and went on to captain Essex for many years. He scored 20,113 firstclass runs for Essex, the ninth highest aggregate for the club. He played as a wicketkeeper, batsmen, and as a bowler. He was one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1956. He was President of the MCC for the twelve months, beginning onOctober 2006. For his many services to cricket, Insole was appointed a CBE in 1979.

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