Blayney Hamilton

Blayney Balfour Hamilton (13 June 1872 in County Louth, Ireland – 16 December 1946 in Dublin, Irish Free State ) was an Irish cricketer, badminton and tennis player. A right-handed batsman and left-arm spin bowler, including one first-class match.

Cricket career

Hamilton made his debut for Ireland against I Zingari in August 1891, and played twice more against the same opponents in July the following year. In September 1892, he went on the Irish team's tour of North America, first playing against Canada at the Toronto Cricket Club, a match in which he took 5/48, his first five-wicket haul.

This was followed by a match against All New York on Staten Island in which he scored 80 in the Irish first innings, his top score for Ireland. This was followed by a three match series against Philadelphia at Manheim. and Hamilton had a good series with the ball, taking eighteen wickets in all, including 6/64 in the Philadelphian first innings of the second match, his best bowling figures for Ireland at that time. widely regarded as the greatest American cricketer of all time.

The following year saw matches against I Zingari, the Combined Services and Surrey, amongst others. He scored 60 not out in the first innings of the match against Surrey at The Oval, his second and final half-century for Ireland. The following year, he took twelve wickets in a match against I Zingari, the first time he took more than ten wickets in a match, and his figures of 6/33 in the first innings were his best for Ireland. won nine Irish Open titles from 1902-1908.

Other sports Hamilton also represented Ireland at field hockey and tennis.