Stuart Pollock

John Stuart Pollock (5 June 1920 – 1 February 2017) was an Irish first-class cricketer and cricket administrator.

Life and cricket Born at Belfast in June 1920, Pollock was the son of the cricketer William Pollock. He was educated at Rockport School and Campbell College.

He resumed playing first-class cricket after World War II, touring England in 1947 when he played in both first-class matches on the tour against Derbyshire and Yorkshire. He played his club cricket for the North of Ireland Cricket Club,

He remained active in Irish cricket following his retirement. He was President of the Irish Cricket Union in 1980, a role in which he was described as "much travelled, popular and successful." Outside of cricket, Pollock was a competent golfer and squash player, and worked as director in the family timber business.

Pollock died at Downpatrick in February 2017, and was at the time of his death the last surviving Irish cricketer to have played first-class cricket before the war.