Douglas Percy Freeman (born 21 July 1916) is a former English cricketer. Freeman was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Sherborne, Dorset.
Freeman made his debut for Dorset in the 1934 Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall. He played Minor counties cricket for Dorset from 1934 to 1948, making 37 Minor Counties Championship appearances.
Freeman made a single first-class appearance for Kent against Somerset in 1937 County Championship. In this match he scored 4 runs in Kent's first-innings, before being dismissed by Bill Andrews. In their second-innings, he scored 6 runs before being dismissed by Horace Hazell.
Freeman's father, Edward, his grandfather who was also called Edward and his great-uncle Thomas Russell, all played first-class cricket.
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