James Hugh McMenamin (26 May 191013 August 2000) was a cricket umpire who officiated at Test level.

Biography

McMenamin was born in

Paddington, New South Wales Paddington is an upscale inner-city area of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Located east of the Sydney central business district, Paddington lies across two local government areas. The portion south of Oxford Street lies wi ...

in 1910. He died in

Balgowlah, New South Wales Balgowlah is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balgowlah (or Bulgowlah) said to be an Aboriginal name for "North Harbour". The area now known as Balgowlah was known to the Aboriginals as Jilling. Balgowla ...

in 2000. While studying at the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's si ...

he played

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in the NSWRFL, for University, Balmain and Newtown. During the

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McMenamin served in the

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in Europe. He was awarded a

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for service in Italy.

Umpiring

McMenamin umpired 10 first class cricket matches, including four Tests, between 1956 and 1960.

References

1910 births 2000 deaths Australian cricket umpires Cricketers from Sydney South African Test cricket umpires South African Army officers Recipients of the Military Cross Sportspeople from Sydney Balmain Tigers players Newtown Jets players Sydney University rugby league team players Australian rugby league players South African military personnel of World War II Rugby league players from Sydney Rugby league forwards {{Australia-cricket-bio-1910s-stub