Robert James Little ('Bob') Kerr (24 August 1938 – 21 March 2007) is the former Chairman (2000–2002) and President (2004) of the

Irish Cricket Union Cricket Ireland, officially the Irish Cricket Union, is the national Sport governing body, governing body for cricket on the island of Ireland (both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland), and oversees the national Ireland cricket team, m ...

. He died as a result of a heart attack during the

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, days after the Irish team's historic win over Pakistan. He had been attending the event, with his wife, Hope (née Kidney). He was born an only child in Lettin, Tempo, County Fermanagh. In January 1968, he and his wife Hope were married. They never had any children. He was former headmaster of 'Jones Memorial Primary School',

Enniskillen Enniskillen ( , from ga, Inis Ceithleann , 'Cethlenn, Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of ...

and Dungannon Primary School, from 1979 to 1999. He was also a former president of the Ulster Teachers Union. A lifelong cricket enthusiast, he played into his 50s and founded the North Fermanagh Cricket Club.ICU announce death of Bob Kerr

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