Matthew Damian Dwyer (born 22 February 1959)
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er. A left-handed batsman and slow left-arm bowler, he was very much a late starter as far as international cricket is concerned, making his debut for the Ireland cricket team at the age of 39 against

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in May 1998. He went on to play for Ireland on 51 occasions, his last game coming against

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in August 2001.CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
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status. In all matches for Ireland, he scored 60 runs at an average of 6.67, with a top score of 12

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against

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in July 2001. He took 62 wickets at an average of 25.87, with best bowling figures of 4/57 against Australia A in August 1998. He played in four international tournaments for Ireland; the

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, the European Championship in 1998 and 2000 and the ICC Emerging Nations tournament in 2000.Ireland squad for the 2000 ICC Emerging Nations tournament at CricketEurope
He was the assistant coach of the Ireland Senior Cricket during the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies, and in 2008 coached the Ireland Under 19 team. He also took charge of the Irish Women's Cricket team for three international games against the West Indies during the 2008 season while there were awaiting the appointment of a full-time coach.

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1959 births Living people Cricketers from Dublin (city) Irish cricketers {{Ireland-cricket-bio-stub