| William McGirr | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | William Peter McGirr |
| Birth Date: | 12 December 1859 |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Colony of Victoria |
| Death Place: | Seatoun, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Club1: | Wellington |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 14 |
| Runs1: | 199 |
| Bat Avg1: | 12.43 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 47 not out |
| Deliveries1: | 1,522 |
| Wickets1: | 46 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 11.80 |
| Fivefor1: | 2 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/36 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
| Date: | 21 January 2018 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37867.html Cricinfo |
William Peter McGirr (12 December 1859 – 6 May 1934) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1883 to 1890.
McGirr was born in Melbourne, and migrated with his family to New Zealand when he was 10. He worked as a compositor with the Government Printing Office in Wellington for 40 years till he retired in 1915.[1]
In his best bowling performance McGirr took 3 for 21 and 6 for 36 against Canterbury at the Basin Reserve in 1886-87, but Canterbury dismissed Wellington for 65 and 34 and won by 111 runs.[2]
One of his sons, Herb, played Test cricket for New Zealand, and another son, Les, represented New Zealand at soccer.[1]