Gerald Andrew Anthony Duffy (4 November 1930 – 15 June 2015) was an

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er. A right-handed

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and

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bowler, he made his debut for the

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in July 1953 against

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/ref> in a first-class match.First-class matches played by Gerald Duffy at Cricket Archive
/ref> He went on to play for Ireland on 55 occasions, his last match coming against the

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in June 1974.Cricket Archive profile
/ref> Of his matches for Ireland, 16 had first-class status. In all matches for Ireland, he scored 1123 runs at an

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of 18.11, with a top score of 92 against the MCC in September 1970. He took 82 wickets at an

of 19.23, with best bowling of 6/29 against

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in September 1961. He played his club cricket at

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in Dublin where he was a stalwart of the 1st XI until the early 1980s. He played his final 1st XI match at the age of 60 recording figures of 4 for 70. Duffy died on 15 June 2015, after a short illness, at the age of 84 years.Gerry Duffy - one of the greats of Irish cricket
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