Doug Yeabsley

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Doug Yeabsley

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| country = England

| fullname = Douglas Ian Yeabsley

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1942|1|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Exeter, Devon, England

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Left-arm medium-fast

| role = Bowler

| family = {{ubl|Richard Yeabsley (son)|Michael Yeabsley (son)}}

| club1 = Devon

| year1 = {{nowrap|1959–1991}}

| club2 = Minor Counties (West/South)

| year2 = 1974–1981

| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 20 July

| debutyear1 = 1974

| debutfor1 = Minor Counties

| debutagainst1 = Pakistanis

| lastdate1 = 4 August

| lastyear1 = 1981

| lastfor1 = Minor Counties

| lastagainst1 = Sri Lankans

| type2 = List A

| debutdate2 = 10 May

| debutyear2 = 1969

| debutfor2 = Devon

| debutagainst2 = Hertfordshire

| lastdate2 = 24 June

| lastyear2 = 1987

| lastfor2 = Devon

| lastagainst2 = Worcestershire

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 4

| runs1 = 27

| bat avg1 = 9.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 14*

| deliveries1 = 837

| wickets1 = 13

| bowl avg1 = 29.92

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 3/45

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 41

| runs2 = 164

| bat avg2 = 13.66

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 22*

| deliveries2 = 2,358

| wickets2 = 36

| bowl avg2 = 32.27

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/21

| catches/stumpings2 = 5/–

| date = 10 December 2008

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34145/34145.html CricketArchive

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Douglas Ian Yeabsley (born 3 January 1942), is a former cricketer who represented the Minor Counties and, particularly Devon County Cricket Club from 1959 to 1990, a span of 31 years.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34145/34145.html|title=Doug Yeabsley|publisher=cricketarchive.com|accessdate=9 August 2016}} Yeabsley played a role in a victory for Minor Counties over the visiting Australian cricket team in 1977.{{Cite web|url=http://reversesweeper.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/when-minor-counties-beat-australians.html|title = Reverse sweeper: WHEN THE MINOR COUNTIES BEAT THE AUSTRALIANS|date = 9 August 2013}}

He also played top class rugby union: "as a back-row forward for Harlequins for many years", and, as a flanker, for Saracens and Hertfordshire.{{cite news| title = Rugby Union: Internationals return for Surrey| newspaper = The Times |issue = 58037 | page = 15 | location = London | date = 1 December 1970}} Away from sport, he taught chemistry at Haberdashers' Aske's School.