Jeremiah John Mahoney (26 July 1880 – 1 August 1966), sometimes spelt Mahony, was an

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who played four times for

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in the days before New Zealand played

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Cricket career

Born in

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, Mahoney played as a batsman and occasional

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for

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from 1902–03 to 1911–12. After top-scoring with 40 not out in a Wellington total of 140 against Lord Hawke's XI in 1902–03, he was selected to play in both the matches New Zealand played against Lord Hawke's XI. In the second match he scored 27 (the second-top score) and 24 (top score) in an innings defeat. Against

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in 1906–07 Mahoney hit his highest score so far when he made 63 not out, the top score in the match, in the second innings. He was again selected for both of New Zealand's matches later that season, against the touring MCC side. In the first match, batting at number six, he scored 71 not out, adding 82 with the last two batsmen to take New Zealand's total to 207. His 214 runs at an average of 42.80 made him one of the leading batsmen of the season. In his two matches in 1907–08 he scored 209 runs at 69.66, again putting him near the top of the national averages, and made his highest score of 84, the top score in the match, in Wellington's victory over

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. According to Dan Reese, who played with him in three of his matches for New Zealand, Mahoney was a stubborn batsman and "was a little deaf and took a lot of watching in running singles, or the last run from a hit to the outfield".

Later life

Mahoney worked in

as a tailor's presser. He returned to Australia in 1912 to live in Sydney. His wife died there in November 1913 after a long illness. He died in Sydney in August 1966, aged 86.

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