David George Dennison (born 22 December 1961
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er. A right-handed batsman, he made his debut for the

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against

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in July 1983CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
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.First-class matches played by David Dennison at Cricket Archive
/ref> He went on to play for Ireland on 24 occasions, his last match coming against the MCC at Lord's in August 1987. Of his matches for Ireland, two were first-class matches against Scotland and three were List A matches played as part of the

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.List A matches played by David Dennison at Cricket Archive
/ref> In all matches for Ireland, he scored 650 runs at an

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of 28.26. He scored one century, against

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an club side Stragglers on Ireland's tour of Zimbabwe in January 1986. That match was also the only time he bowled for Ireland, bowling seven balls and conceding eleven runs.

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