Paddy Waldron

Patrick Henry Pearse Waldron (5 February 1917 – 26 December 2008) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

Paddy Waldron

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Henry Pearse Waldron
Born	5 February 1917 Limerick, Ireland
Died	26 December 2008(2008-12-26) (aged 91) Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1946–1947	Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 99 Batting average 12.37 100s/50s –/– Top score 32 Balls bowled 0 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 November 2018

Waldron was born at Limerick in February 1917, and was educated at Catholic University School, Dublin.[1] Obtaining a special dispensation from the Archbishop of Dublin, he went up to Trinity College to study law.[1] Playing his club cricket in Dublin for Merrion, Waldron made his debut in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Greenock in 1946.[2] He made three further first-class appearances for Scotland, all in 1947. One of these came against Scotland at Cork, while the other two came against Yorkshire and Derbyshire on Ireland's tour of England.[2] Across his four first-class matches, Waldron scored 99 runs at an average of 12.37, with a highest score of 32.[3] After completing his legal studies, he was called to the bar at the King's Inns in 1948.[1] He continued to play club cricket for Merrion until 1953, having debuted for the club in 1936.[1] At the time of his death in 2008, he was the oldest surviving Irish first-class cricketer,[1] having succeeded Noel Mahony following his death in 2006.

References

1. "Player profile: Patrick Henry Pearse Waldron". CricketEurope. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Paddy Waldron". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Paddy Waldron". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-07.

External links

• Paddy Waldron at ESPNcricinfo