Alfred Shaun Jeffares usually known as Shaun Jeffares (14 August 1906 in Cape Colony – 29 October 1997 in County Wexford, Ireland)[1] was a South African-born Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,[1] he played on first-class cricket match for Dublin University against Northamptonshire in July 1926,[2] a match that also featured the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett.[3] His brother Edward played cricket in India.[1]
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Full name | Alfred Shaun Jeffares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 14 August 1906 Komga, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 October 1997 Drinagh, Munster, Ireland | (aged 91)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Edward Jeffares (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1926 | Dublin University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 January 2022 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Cricket Archive profile
- ^ First-class matches played by Shaun Jeffares at Cricket Archive
- ^ Scorecard of Northamptonshire v Dublin University match, 7 July 1926