James McDonogh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

James McDonogh

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1871

Place of Birth: Killarney, Munster, Ireland

Date of Death: 26-Jan-1912

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About James McDonogh

  • James John Murphy McDonogh (13 April 1871 – 26 January 1912) was an Irish first-class cricketer. McDonogh was born at Killarney in County Kerry in April 1871.
  • His debut in first-class cricket came in New Zealand for the North Island against a touring New South Wales team at Wellington in February 1894.
  • His next appearances in first-class cricket came nearly a decade later in British India, when he played two matches for the Europeans against the Parsees in 1903.
  • Emigrating to the United States, McDonogh later played three first-class matches for the Gentlemen of Philadelphia against Jamaica during their 1908–09 tour of Jamaica.
  • Across six first-class matches, McDonogh scored 203 runs at an average of 18.45, with a highest score of 86.
  • This score, one of two half-centuries he made, came for the Gentlemen of Philadelphia against Jamaica.
  • With the ball, he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 25.70, with best innings figures of 4/53.
  • He died at Philadelphia in January 1912.

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