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'{{Recent death}}{{short description|Irish former cricketer (born 1938)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Douglas Goodwin | image = | caption = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] | columns = 1 | column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]] | matches1 = 11 | runs1 = 188 | bat avg1 = 13.42 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 39 | deliveries1 = 1,703 | wickets1 = 20 | bowl avg1 = 29.15 | fivefor1 = 1 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 5/46 | catches/stumpings1= 2/– | international = true | country = Ireland | source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26756/26756.html CricketArchive | date = 15 November | year = 2022 |birth_date={{Birth date|1938|05|02}}|death_date={{Death date and age|2024|08|12|1938|05|02}}|full_name=Douglas Edward Goodwin}} '''Douglas Edward Goodwin''' (2 May 1938 - 12 August 2024)<ref name="CAP">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26756/26756.html Cricket Archive profile]</ref> is an Irish former [[cricket]]er. A right-handed [[batsman]] and right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] [[Bowler (cricket)|bowler]],<ref name="CAP" /> he played 43 times for the [[Ireland cricket team]] between 1965 and 1975,<ref name="CESZP">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/ire105.htm CricketEurope Stats Zone profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004210830/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/ire105.htm |date=October 4, 2007 }}</ref> including eleven [[first-class cricket|first-class]] matches.<ref name="FCM">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26756/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Dougie Goodwin at Cricket Archive]</ref> ==Playing career== Goodwin made his debut for Ireland against the [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]] in June 1965 at [[Lord's]]<ref name="CESZP" /> and made his first-class debut the following month against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] in [[Belfast]].<ref name="FCM" /> He played twice more in 1965, against [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] and [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] and just once in 1966, against Scotland.<ref name="CESZP" /> He then played against [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] and [[India national cricket team|India]] in 1967.<ref name="CESZP" /> In August 1968, he took 7/39 against the [[Combined Services cricket team]], his best bowling figures for Ireland, and also played against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] and Scotland.<ref name="CESZP" /> The following year was to be his most successful for Ireland. 1969 started in June<ref name="CESZP" /> with a first-class match against Scotland.<ref name="FCM" /> His next match has gone down in history as one of Ireland's greatest performances. On 2 July 1969, at [[Sion Mills]], Ireland took on the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]].<ref name="CESZP" /> The West Indies were on a tour of [[England]] at the time<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1969_ENG_West_Indies_in_England_1969.html West Indies in England, 1969 at Cricket Archive] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930140623/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1969_ENG_West_Indies_in_England_1969.html |date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref> and hopped over to Ireland for two matches against the national side. Goodwin was chosen to captain the Ireland side<ref name="Art">{{cite web |last1=Breen |first1=Peter |title=Dougie Goodwin remembers Sion Mills |url=https://irishcricketarchives.org/CRICKETEUROPE/IRELAND/BLOGS_COLUMNS/COLUMNS/ARTICLES/BREEN/breen8.shtml |website=CricketEurope - Irish Cricket Archives |access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref> [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/IRELAND/DATABASE/2003/ARTICLES/breen8.shtml Article on the Ireland v West Indies match at Sion Mills at CricketEurope]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and took five wickets for six runs as the West Indies were bowled out for 25. Ireland went on to win by nine wickets for a famous win.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/30/30223.html Scorecard of Ireland v West Indies match at Sion Mills at Cricket Archive]</ref> Rumours later suggested that the Irish had ensured their opponents would be intoxicated the night before, but speaking in 2003 Goodwin denied that, saying "They were very late getting in on the plane and they had a long drive from the airport. We might have had a few, but I don't think they had time to have a drink". The Irish drew the subsequent two-day game, thus winning the series.<ref name="Art" /><ref>{{cite web|title=When Irish eyes were smiling|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/when-irish-eyes-were-smiling-301111|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> Also in 1969, Goodwin scored 41 against Wilfred Isaac's XI, his top score in all matches for Ireland.<ref name="CESZP" /> Goodwin continued in the Irish team until 1975, playing against [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]], [[Denmark national cricket team|Denmark]], [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]], Scotland, the [[United States national cricket team|USA]] and [[Wales national cricket team|Wales]]. A match against Denmark in July 1975 would be his last for Ireland.<ref name="CESZP" /> == Death == On 4 October 2007, Goodwin tested positive for [[Masturbation]] and [[Ejaculation]], [[Snakebite]], [[Machete]], [[Cardiac arrest]], [[Masturbation|Male masturbation]] and [[Diabetes medication]] during the [[Male pregnancy]] and was admitted to [[Health in North Korea]]. Goodwin died on 12 August 2024 at 3:04 pm ([[Time in Mongolia|IST]]) of [[masturbation]], [[ejaculation]], [[penis]], [[alcohol intoxication]] and [[male pregnancy]] after over a month-long hospitalisation. ==Statistics== In all matches for Ireland, Goodwin scored 494 [[Run (cricket)|runs]] at an [[Batting average (cricket)|average]] of 12.35 and took 115 [[Wicket#Dismissing a batsman|wickets]] at an [[Bowling average|average]] of 22.18.<ref name="CESZP" /> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodwin, Douglas}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2024 deaths]] [[Category:Cricketers from Dublin (city)]] [[Category:Irish cricketers]] [[Category:Ejaculation]] [[Category:Penis]] [[Category:Male masturbation]] [[Category:Sex toys]] [[Category:Male sex toys]] [[Category:Deaths from bleeding]]'