Andrew McFarlane (21 June 1899 – 14 June 1972) was an Irish cricketer. McFarlane was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Sion Mills, United Kingdom (today Northern Ireland). He was educated at the Sion Mills Public Elementary School.[1]
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| Full name | Andrew McFarlane | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 1899 Sion Mills, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 June 1972 (aged 72) Derry, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||
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| 1937 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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Following success in club cricket, McFarlane was selected to play in Ireland's first-class match against Scotland in 1937 at Ormeau, Belfast.[2] Batting at number six, he was dismissed for a duck by John Farquhar in the Irish first-innings. In their second-innings he scored 21 runs before being dismissed by Sandy Paris.[3] This was his only major appearance for Ireland.
Outside of cricket he was employed as a textile worker.[1] He died at Derry, Northern Ireland on 14 June 1972.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b "Player profile: Andrew McFarlane". www.cicketeurope4.net. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Andrew McFarlane". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1937". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.