Robert Moore (Irish cricketer)
CountryIreland
FullnameRobert William Moore
Birth date15 August 1905
Birth placeBrookland, Washington, D.C.,
United States
Death date27 October 1945 (aged 40)
Death placeRochdale, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Club 1Ireland
Year 11926
Columns1
Column 1First-class
Matches 12
Runs 151
Bat avg 117.00
100s/50s 1–/–
Top score 124
Deliveries 10
Wickets 1
Bowl avg 1
Fivefor 1
Tenfor 1
Best bowling 1
Catches/stumpings 1–/–
Date7 November
Year2018
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24465.html Cricinfo

Robert William Moore (15 August 1905 – 27 October 1945) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

Moore was born in the United States at Brookland, Washington, D.C.[1] Moving to Ireland during his childhood, he was educated at Friends' School, Lisburn.[1] He played his club cricket in Belfast for Cliftonville from 1922.[1] Moore toured England and Wales with Ireland in June 1926, making his debut in first-class cricket on the tour against Oxford University at Oxford.[2] Weeks later he played a second first-class match against Wales at Belfast.[2] He scored 51 runs in these two matches, with a highest score of 22.[3] Moore played club cricket for Cliftonville until 1934, after which he moved to Derry, where he played for City of Derry.[1] He later played a minor match for Ireland against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Strabane in 1934.[4] He later moved to England, where he died at Rochdale in October 1945.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Player profile: Robert William Moore". CricketEurope. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Moore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Moore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  4. ^ "Miscellaneous Matches played by Robert Moor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-07.