Joey O'Meara

Irish cricketer, field hockey player and sports coach and team manager

Joey O'Meara
Personal information
Full name
Joseph Anthony O'Meara
Born24 June 1943
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Died4 May 2001(2001-05-04) (aged 57)
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 0
Balls bowled 39
Wickets 1
Bowling average 14.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/14
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 October 2018

Joseph Anthony O'Meara (24 June 1943 – 4 May 2001) was an Irish first-class cricketer and field hockey international.

Life

O'Meara was born at Dublin and was educated at Blackrock College.[1] Overcoming polio as a child, O'Meara would go on to have a successful sporting career.[2]

Playing his club cricket for Railway Union,[1] O'Meara made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Derry in 1963.[3] Batting twice during the match, O'Meara was dismissed without scoring in Ireland's first-innings by Ronald Hogan, while in their second-innings he was dismissed again without scoring by Stuart Wilson. He took a solitary wicket in the match, dismissing Malcolm Ford with his off break bowling in Scotland's second-innings.[4] He managed the Ireland cricket team for a period.[2]

O'Meara was more noted as an international hockey player for Ireland,[1] making 52 appearances.[2] He later coached the national hockey team.[2]

He died at Dublin in May 2001.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Player profile: Joseph Anthony O'Meara". CricketEurope. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Won 52 hockey caps for Ireland". The Irish Times. 12 May 2001. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Joey O'Meara". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

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