Gerry Duffy | |
Fullname: | Gerald Andrew Anthony Duffy |
Birth Date: | 4 November 1930 |
Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Death Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Leg spin |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 16 |
Runs1: | 317 |
Bat Avg1: | 15.09 |
100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
Top Score1: | 55 |
Deliveries1: | 1,217 |
Wickets1: | 15 |
Bowl Avg1: | 28.40 |
Fivefor1: | 0 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 3/8 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 12/– |
International: | true |
Country: | Ireland |
Internationalspan: | 1953–1974 |
Source: | https://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26741/26741.html CricketArchive |
Date: | 6 August |
Year: | 2018 |
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[1] in a first-class match.[2] He went on to play for Ireland on 55 occasions, his last match coming against the Netherlands in June 1974.[3]
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.[4]