William Peter McGirr (12 December 1859 – 6 May 1934) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1883 to 1890.
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| Full name | William Peter McGirr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1859 Melbourne, Colony of Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 May 1934 (aged 74) Seatoun, Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1883/84–1889/90 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 January 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McGirr was born in Melbourne, and migrated with his family to New Zealand when he was 10. He worked as a compositor with the Government Printing Office in Wellington for 40 years till he retired in 1915.[1]
In his best bowling performance McGirr took 3 for 21 and 6 for 36 against Canterbury at the Basin Reserve in 1886-87, but Canterbury dismissed Wellington for 65 and 34 and won by 111 runs.[2] In another defeat for Wellington he was the top-scorer and top wicket-taker against Nelson in March 1886, taking 5 for 30 in Nelson's only innings and scoring 11 and 1, when no other Wellington batsman reached double figures.[3]
One of McGirr's sons, Herb, played Test cricket for New Zealand, and another son, Les, represented New Zealand at soccer.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mr. W. P. McGirr". New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXXI, no. 21794. 8 May 1934. p. 12. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Wellington v Canterbury 1886-87". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Nelson v Wellington 1885-86". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 September 2024.