Louis Bookman
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Louis Bookman | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Louis James A. O. Buchalter | |
Date of birth | November 6, 1890 | |
Place of birth | Zagaren, Lithuania | |
Date of death | June 10, 1943 (aged 52) | |
Playing position | Outside Left | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1911–1914 1914–1915 1920–1922 1923–1924 1924–1925 |
Belfast Celtic Bradford City West Bromwich Albion Luton Town Port Vale Shelbourne |
32 (2) 16 (1) 72 (4) 10 (0) 8 (2) |
National team | ||
1914–1921 | Ireland | 4 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Louis Bookman (born November 6, 1890, Zagaren, Lithuania; died June 10, 1943, Dublin), also known as Louis Buckhalter or Louis Buchalter, was a Lithuanian-born footballer and cricketer who represented his adopted country, Ireland, at both sports. The Buchalter family emigrated from Lithuania to Ireland in the 1890s to escape anti-Semitism and subsequently changed their name to Bookman.
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[edit] Footballer
[edit] Club career
Bookman began his senior football career with Belfast Celtic before joining Bradford City in 1911. He failed to establish himself as a first team regular at City, making just 32 English League appearances in three seasons. In 1914 Bookman joined West Bromwich Albion but his football career was interrupted by the outbreak of the First World War. After the war Bookman played for Luton Town, where despite being over thirty, he enjoyed the most successful spell of his football career. After a brief spell at Port Vale, Bookman returned to Ireland and signed for Shelbourne.
[edit] Irish International
In 1911 while playing for Belfast Celtic, Bookman gained an Irish amateur cap. In 1914 Bookman, together with Val Harris, Patrick O’Connell, Billy Gillespie and Bill Lacey was a member of the Ireland team that won the British Home Championship. He won the first of four caps for Ireland in a 2-1 win against Wales on January 1. He won a further three caps in 1921 including an impressive 1-1 draw with England on October 22 at Windsor Park.
[edit] Cricket
Louis Bookman Ireland (Ire) |
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Batting style | Left-handed batsman |
Bowling type | Slow left-arm orthodox |
First-class record | |
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Matches | 9 |
Runs scored | 342 |
Batting average | 20.11 |
100s/50s | 0/1 |
Top score | 53 |
Balls bowled | 348 |
Wickets | 3 |
Bowling average | 63.00 |
5 wickets in innings | 0 |
10 wickets in match | 0 |
Best Bowling | 2/32 |
Catches/Stumpings | 5/0 |
First class debut: 22 July 1920 Last first class game: 6 July 1929 Source: Cricket Archive |
Bookman played cricket for the Railway Union Cricket Club, the Leinster Cricket Club and Bedfordshire. A left-handed batsman and left-arm spin bowler, Bookman made his debut for Ireland in a first-class match against Scotland in July 1920, and went onto play for Ireland on fourteen occasions. He played in eight more first-class matches, including a match against the West Indies. His last match was against Sir Julien Cahn's XI in July 1930.
[edit] Honours
Football
Ireland
- British Champions: 1
- 1914
[edit] External links
- Northern Ireland’s Footballing Greats
- CricketEurope Stats Zone
- CricketEurope article about Irish cricketers to have played international soccer
- Cricket Archive
- Cricinfo