Joey_O'Meara

Joey O'Meara

Joey O'Meara

Irish cricketer, field hockey player and sports coach and team manager

Joseph Anthony O'Meara (24 June 1943 – 4 May 2001) was an Irish first-class cricketer and field hockey international.

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Life

O'Meara was born at Dublin and was educated at Blackrock College.[1] Overcoming polio as a child, O'Meara would go on to have a successful sporting career.[2]

Playing his club cricket for Railway Union,[1] O'Meara made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Derry in 1963.[3] Batting twice during the match, O'Meara was dismissed without scoring in Ireland's first-innings by Ronald Hogan, while in their second-innings he was dismissed again without scoring by Stuart Wilson. He took a solitary wicket in the match, dismissing Malcolm Ford with his off break bowling in Scotland's second-innings.[4] He managed the Ireland cricket team for a period.[2]

O'Meara was more noted as an international hockey player for Ireland,[1] making 52 appearances.[2] He later coached the national hockey team.[2]

He died at Dublin in May 2001.

References

  1. [1]
    "Player profile: Joseph Anthony O'Meara". CricketEurope. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Won 52 hockey caps for Ireland". The Irish Times. 12 May 2001. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. [3]
    "First-Class Matches played by Joey O'Meara". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Ireland v Scotland, 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
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