About James McDonogh
Lived 1871 – 1912 (aged 40). James McDonogh was a cricketer.
James John Murphy McDonogh (13 April 1871 – 26 January 1912) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
McDonogh was born at Killarney in County Kerry in April 1871. His debut in first-class cricket came in New Zealand for the North Island against a touring New South Wales team at Wellington in February 1894. His next appearances in first-class cricket came nearly a decade later in British India, when he played two matches for the Europeans against the Parsees in 1903. This score, one of two half-centuries he made, came for the Gentlemen of Philadelphia against Jamaica. With the ball, he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 25.70, with best innings figures of 4/53. He died at Philadelphia in January 1912.
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Who was James McDonogh?
Irish cricketer (1871-1912)
When was James McDonogh born?
James McDonogh was born on 13 April 1871 in Killarney.
When did James McDonogh die?
James McDonogh died on 26 January 1912 in Philadelphia.
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James McDonogh was a cricketer.
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