Joseph Desmond Caprani (27 May 1920 – 16 July 2015) was an Irish

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/ref> he made his debut for Ireland in June 1948 against Yorkshire and went on to play for them seven times in all,Cricket Europe Stats Zone profile
including five first-class matches. His last game was against Scotland in June 1960. After retiring as a player, he became an umpire, umpiring a match between Ireland and Scotland in 1975.Joseph Caprani as an umpire in other matches at Cricket Archive
He also served as president of the

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in 1983.

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