George Marcus Crothers (30 January 1909 – 5 February 1982)
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er. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he made his debut for the

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against

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in June 1931 and went on to play for them on 19 occasions, his last match coming in June 1948 against

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. Ten of his matches for Ireland had first-class status.First-class matches played by George Crothers at Cricket Archive
/ref> Crothers captained Ireland once.

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