Robert Moore (cricketer) should not be confused with Robert Moore (English cricketer).
Country: | Ireland |
Fullname: | Robert William Moore |
Birth Date: | 15 August 1905 |
Birth Place: | Brookland, Washington, D.C., United States |
Death Place: | Rochdale, Lancashire, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Club1: | Ireland |
Year1: | 1926 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 2 |
Runs1: | 51 |
Bat Avg1: | 17.00 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 24 |
Deliveries1: | 0 |
Wickets1: | – |
Bowl Avg1: | – |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | – |
Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
Date: | 7 November |
Year: | 2018 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24465.html Cricinfo |
Robert William Moore (15 August 1905 - 27 October 1945) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
Moore was born in the United States at Brookland, Washington, D.C.[1] Moving to Ireland during his childhood, he was educated at Friends' School, Lisburn.[1] He played his club cricket in Belfast for Cliftonville from 1922.[1] Moore toured England and Wales with Ireland in June 1926, making his debut in first-class cricket on the tour against Oxford University at Oxford.[2] Weeks later he played a second first-class match against Wales at Belfast.[2] He scored 51 runs in these two matches, with a highest score of 22.[3] Moore played club cricket for Cliftonville until 1934, after which he moved to Derry, where he played for City of Derry.[1] He later played a minor match for Ireland against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Strabane in 1934.[4] He later moved to England, where he died at Rochdale in October 1945.[1]