Derrick Hall (cricketer)

Derrick Hall
Personal information
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling style Unknown
International information
National side Irish
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 71
Batting average 14.20
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 34
Balls bowled 0
Wickets -
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match -
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 2/0
Source: Cricket Archive,

Frederick Harrison "Derrick" Hall (15 August 1892 in Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland – 4 January 1947 in Virginia Water, Surrey, England[1]) was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman[1], he played five times for the Ireland cricket team between 1924 and 1930.[2]

Playing career

Prior to making his debut for Ireland, Hall made his first-class debut, playing for Dublin University against Northamptonshire in June 1924.[3] He made his Ireland debut two months later, playing against the MCC in Dublin. The following year, he played a first-class match against Scotland[3], scoring 34 in the Irish first innings, his highest score for Ireland.[2]

He played twice more in 1926[2], a first-class match against Oxford University[3] and a match against the MCC, before spending four years out of the Ireland side, returning for his final match, against the MCC, in July 1930.[2]

Statistics

In all matches for Ireland, he scored 43 runs at an average of 5.38.[2]

References