Joseph Caprani
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Born | Dublin, Ireland | 27 May 1920||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 16 July 2015 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 95)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive |
Joseph Desmond Caprani (27 May 1920 – 16 July 2015) was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman[1]he made his debut for Ireland in June 1948 against Yorkshire and went on to play for them seven times in all,[2] including five first-class matches.[3] His last game was against Scotland in June 1960.[2][4]
After retiring as a player, he became an umpire, umpiring a match between Ireland and Scotland in 1975.[5] He also served as president of the Irish Cricket Union in 1983.[2]
References[]
- ^ Cricket Archive profile
- ^ a b c Cricket Europe Stats Zone profile Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ First-class matches played by Joseph Caprani at Cricket Archive
- ^ "CAPRANI, Joseph Desmond". Irish Times. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ Joseph Caprani as an umpire in other matches at Cricket Archive Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
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