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Robert Moore (Irish cricketer)

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Robert Moore
Personal information
Full name
Robert William Moore
Born15 August 1905
Brookland, Washington, D.C.,
United States
Died27 October 1945(1945-10-27) (aged 40)
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1926Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 51
Batting average 17.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 24
Balls bowled 0
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 November 2018

Robert William Moore (15 August 1905 – 27 October 1945) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

Moore was born in the United States at Brookland, Washington, D.C.[1] Moving to Ireland during his childhood, he was educated at Friends' School, Lisburn.[1] He played his club cricket in Belfast for Cliftonville from 1922.[1] Moore toured England and Wales with Ireland in June 1926, making his debut in first-class cricket on the tour against Oxford University at Oxford.[2] Weeks later he played a second first-class match against Wales at Belfast.[2] He scored 51 runs in these two matches, with a highest score of 22.[3] Moore played club cricket for Cliftonville until 1934, after which he moved to Derry, where he played for City of Derry.[1] He later played a minor match for Ireland against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Strabane in 1934.[4] He later moved to England, where he died at Rochdale in October 1945.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Player profile: Robert William Moore". CricketEurope. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Robert Moore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Moore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Miscellaneous Matches played by Robert Moor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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