John Michael Meldon (29 September 1869 in Dublin, Ireland – 12 December 1954 in Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom) was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm bowler.
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| Full name | John Michael Meldon | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 September 1869 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 December 1954 (aged 85) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm unknown style | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | George Meldon (cousin) Louis Meldon (cousin) Budge Meldon (cousin) George Meldon (cousin) Philip Meldon (cousin) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1902–1910 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||
He played cricket at the Jesuits St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg and Clongowes Wood, before going on to study at Trinity College, Dublin, where he captained the Cricket team.[1]
He played 31 times for Ireland, making his debut against Canada in Toronto in 1888. His last game came against Scotland in July 1910. Five of his matches had first-class status. His brother, father, uncle and four cousins all also played for Ireland.
References
edit- ^ John (Jack) Michael Meldon Cricket Europe 2012.
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