William McGirr
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.
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| Full name | William Peter McGirr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1859 Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 May 1934 (aged 74) Seatoun, Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Medium pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Herb McGirr (son) Les McGirr (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1883-84 to 1889-90 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 January 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He 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 he 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]
References
- "Mr. W. P. McGirr". New Zealand Herald. LXXI (21794). 8 May 1934. p. 12. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- "Wellington v Canterbury 1886-87". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
External links
- William McGirr at ESPNcricinfo
- William McGirr at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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