Country: | Ireland |
Fullname: | Patrick Henry Pearse Waldron |
Birth Date: | 5 February 1917 |
Birth Place: | Limerick, Ireland |
Death Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Club1: | Ireland |
Year1: | 1946 - 1947 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 4 |
Runs1: | 99 |
Bat Avg1: | 12.37 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 32 |
Deliveries1: | 0 |
Wickets1: | – |
Bowl Avg1: | – |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | – |
Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
Date: | 7 November |
Year: | 2018 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24530.html Cricinfo |
Patrick Henry Pearse Waldron (5 February 1917 - 26 December 2008) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
Waldron was born at Limerick in February 1917, and was educated at Catholic University School, Dublin.[1] Obtaining a special dispensation from the Archbishop of Dublin, he attended law lectures at Trinity College.[1] Playing his club cricket in Dublin for Merrion, Waldron made his debut in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Greenock in 1946.[2] He made three further first-class appearances for Ireland, all in 1947. One of these came against Scotland at Cork, while the other two came against Yorkshire and Derbyshire on Ireland's tour of England.[2] Across his four first-class matches, Waldron scored 99 runs at an average of 12.37, with a highest score of 32.[3] After completing his legal studies, he was called to the bar at the King's Inns in 1948 and continued to work as a registrar at the Four Courts.[1] He continued to play club cricket for Merrion until 1953, having debuted for the club in 1936.[1] At the time of his death in 2008, he was the oldest surviving Irish first-class cricketer,[1] having succeeded Noel Mahony following his death in 2006.