Desmond Murphy
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| Full name | Desmond James Murphy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 July 1896 Armagh, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 January 1982 (aged 85) Cabinteely, Leinster, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1920 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Desmond James Murphy (6 July 1896 – 30 January 1982) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
Born at Armagh, Murphy was educated at Clongowes Wood College in County Kildare.[1] Following World War I, Murphy attended University College Dublin, where he played club cricket for the university cricket team.[1] He later played for Pembroke Cricket Club,[1] and made one appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Edinburgh in 1920.[2][3] Batting twice during the match, Murphy scored a without scoring in Ireland's first-innings, dismissed by Arthur Sellers, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for the same score by Gerard Crole. He bowled thirteen overs of his leg break googly, but did not take a wicket.[4] He later became the headmaster of St Gerard's School, Bray.[1] He died at Cabinteely in January 1982.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Player profile: Desmond James Murphy". CricketEurope. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Desmond Murphy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ "700 and counting". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ireland v Scotland, 1920". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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