| Gerald Hartigan | |
| Fullname: | Gerald Patrick Desmond Hartigan |
| Birth Date: | 30 December 1884 |
| Birth Place: | King William's Town, Cape Colony |
| Death Place: | Addington, Durban, Natal, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Border |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 114 |
| Bat Avg1: | 11.40 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 51 |
| Deliveries1: | 252 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 141.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/72 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column2: | First-class |
| Matches2: | 37 |
| Runs2: | 1,535 |
| Bat Avg2: | 29.51 |
| 100S/50S2: | 3/8 |
| Top Score2: | 176 |
| Deliveries2: | 3,924 |
| Wickets2: | 92 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 21.08 |
| Fivefor2: | 4 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 7/44 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 19/– |
| International: | true |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Testdebutagainst: | Australia |
| Testdebutdate: | 27 May |
| Testdebutyear: | 1912 |
| Lasttestdate: | 1 January |
| Lasttestagainst: | England |
| Lasttestyear: | 1914 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/gerald-hartigan-45415 Cricinfo |
| Date: | 14 November |
| Year: | 2022 |
Gerald Patrick Desmond Hartigan (30 December 1884 – 7 January 1955) was a South African cricketer who played in five Test matches from 1912 to 1914.
Hartigan was born in King William's Town in the Cape Colony, and attended St Aidan's School there.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his first-class career with Border, taking 92 wickets and scoring three centuries.[2] His highest score of 176 came against Eastern Province in 1910–11.[3]
Hartigan was one of the most successful batsmen in South African first-class cricket in 1910–11 and 1911–12, scoring 698 runs at an average of 63.45.[4] [5] He was selected to tour England for the 1912 Triangular Tournament. He scored 103 in the innings victory over Worcestershire early in the tour,[6] but was otherwise unsuccessful, playing in only two of South Africa's six Tests before fracturing his arm during one match while throwing the ball in from the field.[3] He played in the first three Tests when England toured South Africa in 1913–14, top-scoring with 51 in the first innings of the Second Test.[7]
Hartigan also played six matches of soccer for South Africa.[8] He toured Argentina with the South African team in 1906, and played at home against England in 1911.[9]