John Desmond "Dekker" Curry (born 20 December 1966
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er. A left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler, he made his debut for the

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against an England Amateur team in July 1992, and went on to represent Ireland on 50 occasions, his last game coming against

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in the 2001 ICC Trophy.CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
/ref> Of his matches for Ireland, two were first-class matches against Scotland and eight had List A status.List A matches played by Dekker Curry at Cricket Archive
- 11 total, but three for Northern Ireland. In all matches for Ireland, he scored 1193 runs, his top score (and only century) coming against the

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's XI in June 2001, when he scored exactly 100. He also took 33 wickets, his best bowling being 3/28 against the

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in the

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. He was man of the match in Ireland's famous win over

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in the 1997 Benson & Hedges Cup. He represented Ireland in the ICC Trophy in

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, 1997 and 2001, and at the 1996 European Championship.Ireland squad at 1996 European Championship
/ref> He also represented Northern Ireland in the cricket tournament at the

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