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| Full name | Gerald Andrew Anthony Duffy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1930-11-04)4 November 1930 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 June 2015(2015-06-15) (aged 84) Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gerald Andrew Anthony Duffy (4 November 1930 – 15 June 2015) was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in July 1953 against Scotland in a first-class match. He went on to play for Ireland on 55 occasions, his last match coming against the Netherlands in June 1974.
Of his matches for Ireland, 16 had first-class status. In all matches for Ireland, he scored 1123 runs at an average of 18.11, with a top score of 92 against the MCC in September 1970. He took 82 wickets at an average of 19.23, with best bowling of 6/29 against Australia in September 1961.
He played his club cricket at Leinster Cricket Club in Dublin where he was a stalwart of the 1st XI until the early 1980s. He played his final 1st XI match at the age of 60 recording figures of 4 for 70.
Duffy died on 15 June 2015, after a short illness, at the age of 84 years.
References
- ^ Cricket Archive profile
- ^ CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
- ^ First-class matches played by Gerald Duffy at Cricket Archive
- ^ Gerry Duffy - one of the greats of Irish cricket
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