Charles McCrum

Charles McCrum (born 8 December 1964) is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played 22 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1990 and 1994 including one first-class match against Scotland and two List A matches in the NatWest Trophy. His brother Paul has also played cricket for Ireland.

Career

Having played once for Gloucestershire Under-25s in 1985, McCrum first played for Ireland in June 1990 against the MCC. He then spent two years out of the Ireland side winning the man of the match award against Gibraltar, which were his last matches for Ireland.

Statistics

In all matches for Ireland, McCrum scored 567 runs at an average of 25.77 with a top score of 70 against Scotland in 1992, also his highest first-class score. He took 25 wickets at an average of 29.24 with his best bowling performance being 4/16 against Gibraltar in 1994.