Bernard Meakin
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1885 Stone, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 17 February 1964 (aged 78) Dunsfold, Surrey, England |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1906 | Gloucestershire |
Source: Cricinfo, 30 March 2014 | |
Bernard Meakin (5 March 1885 – 17 February 1964) was an English cricketer. He played eight matches of first-class cricket between 1906 and 1922.[1]
Educated at Clifton College, Meakin was a left-handed batsman who played for Staffordshire from 1904 to 1922, captaining the team from 1911 to 1922.[2] He was a member of the first Minor Counties composite team to play a first-class match, against the touring South Africans in 1912.[3]
Meakin was a captain in the Royal Army Service Corps in the First World War, serving in France.[4]
