Joseph McMaster, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joseph McMaster

Cricket player of England.

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1861

Date of Death: 07-Jun-1929

Profession: cricket umpire, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Joseph McMaster

  • Joseph Emile Patrick McMaster (16 March 1861 in Gilford, County Down, Ireland – 7 June 1929 in London) was a cricketer whose Test and first-class career consisted of a single match.
  • He did not score a run, take a wicket or take a catch.Educated at Harrow, McMaster was one of several club cricketers who were selected for an under-strength England team that toured South Africa in 1888-89.
  • He played as a batsman in most of the provincial matches, none of which was first-class, with a highest score of 34 not out against South Western Districts.
  • He was selected for the second and final Test match, in Cape Town, starting on 25 March 1889.
  • England batted first, scoring 292, with McMaster, batting at number nine, making a first-ball duck.
  • He did not bowl in South Africa's two innings of 47 and 43, with Johnny Briggs taking 15 for 28; the match ended on the second day.Two seasons later he umpired three first-class matches in South Africa.

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