Gerry Quinn (rugby union and cricket)
Gerry Joseph Quinn (10 September 1917 – 20 November 1968) was an Irish first-class cricketer and rugby union international.
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Full name | Gerard Joseph Quinn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 10 September 1917 Gort, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 November 1968 51) Dublin, Leinster, Ireland | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm unknown style | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Frank Quinn (brother) Kevin Quinn (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1937 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 October 2018 |
Born at Gort in County Galway, Quinn was educated at Belvedere College in Dublin, before studying law at University College Dublin.[1] Playing club cricket for Phoenix in Dublin, Quinn made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against the English Minor Counties cricket team in 1937 at Observatory Lane, Dublin.[2] Batting twice in the match, Quinn was dismissed for 12 runs by Henry Butterworth in Ireland's first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 2 runs by the same bowler.[3] A member of the Old Belvedere rugby union team, he played twice for Ireland in the 1945–46 Victory International matches, though these matches were not recognised as official capped matches.[1] Outside of sport, Quinn had a successful career as a solicitor.[1] He died while playing tennis with Michael Dargan and Karl Mullen in Dublin in November 1968.[1] Two of his brothers, Frank Quinn and Kevin Quinn, both played cricket for Ireland;[1] additionally, Kevin also played international rugby union for Ireland.
References
- "Gerard Joseph Quinn". CricketEurope. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- "First-Class Matches played by Gerry Quinn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- "Ireland v Minor Counties, 1937". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2018.