Patrick Joseph Dineen (born 13 May 1938)
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er. A left-handed batsman, he made his debut for the

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in August 1962 against the

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/ref> in a first-class match.First-class matches played by Patrick Dineen at Cricket Archive
/ref> He went on to play for Ireland on 23 occasions, his last match coming against the MCC at Lord's in July 1973. Of his matches for Ireland, seven had first-class status. In all matches for Ireland, he scored 621 runs at an

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of 19.41. His top score was 84 against

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in August 1968. He also played one match for the MCC, against Scotland in July 1972.Scorecard of MCC v Scotland match in 1972, featuring Patrick Dineen
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