Christopher Dougherty (born 16 January 1988,

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) is an Irish

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er who played for

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in 2010. He made his

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debut for

against Sri Lanka A cricket team at Civil Service Cricket Club Ground,

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where he scored 13 runs after opening the batting.England crush Ireland by ten wickets
/ref> He was part of Ireland's squad for the

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. He made his first-class debut for Northern Knights in the

2017 Inter-Provincial Championship The 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship was the fifth edition of the Inter-Provincial Championship, a first-class cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 30 May to 7 September 2017. It was the first edition of the competition to b ...

on 30 May 2017. He made his

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debut for Northern Knights in the

2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy The 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the fifth edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition played in Ireland. It was held from 26 May to 11 August 2017. It was the first edition of the competition to be played with ful ...

on 21 July 2017.

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* * 1988 births Living people Irish cricketers Leeds/Bradford MCCU cricketers Northern Knights cricketers Wicket-keepers {{Ireland-cricket-bio-stub