James Pigot (cricketer)
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Full name | James Poole Maunsell Pigot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 31 January 1901 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 July 1980 Glenageary, Leinster, Ireland | (aged 79)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | David Pigot, Sr. (brother) David Pigot, Jr. (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1925/26–1929/30 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1924–1925 | Dublin University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 November 2018 |
James Poole Maunsell Pigot (31 January 1901 – 20 July 1980) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
Pigot was born at Dublin to Alice Maud Knox, and her husband, John Henry Pigot, who would serve as president of the Irish Cricket Union from 1925–1928.[1] He studied at Trinity College, Dublin, where he was member of Dublin University Cricket Club. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Dublin University against Northamptonshire at Rushden on their 1924 tour of England.[2] He toured England with the university the following year, playing a further first-class match against Northamptonshire at Northampton.[2] He moved to British India shortly after, playing first-class cricket in January 1926 in the for the Europeans against the Indians at Madras.[2] He made two further first-class appearances for the Europeans against the same opponents in the and .[2] Playing a total of five first-class matches, he scored 67 runs at an average of 8.37, with a highest score of 50.[3] This score came against Northamptonshire in 1925.[4] With his leg break googly bowling, he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 46.00, with best innings figures of 3/71.[3] Pigot was still living in British India during World War II. He was made an emergency commission in the British Indian Army in June 1942.[5] Returning to Ireland at some point after the war, he died at Glenageary in July 1980.[3] His brother, David Pigot, Sr., and nephew, David Pigot, Jr., also played first-class cricket. His great grandfather was the judge David Richard Pigot.
References[]
- ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1996". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d "First-Class Matches played by James Pigot". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Player profile: James Pigot". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Northamptonshire v Dublin University, 1925". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "No. 35775". The London Gazette. 6 November 1942. p. 4831.
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- 1901 births
- 1980 deaths
- Cricketers from Dublin (city)
- Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
- Irish cricketers
- Dublin University cricketers
- Europeans cricketers
- Irish expatriates in India
- Indian Army personnel of World War II
- British Indian Army officers