Alan Jeffrey
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Alan Samuel Jeffrey is a former Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman and left-arm medium pace
bowler, he played eleven times for the Ireland cricket team between 1984 and 1989 including one first-class
match and three List A matches.
in June 1984. He played against the West Indies later that month and made his List A debut the following month against Surrey
in the NatWest Trophy. He played against Wales eleven days later, but did not play for Ireland again for almost three years.
He returned to the Irish side for a match against Northamptonshire
in June 1987, before playing six times in 1989. This included his only first-class game, against Scotland and his final List A game against Derbyshire
. His final game for Ireland was against Wales.
at an average of 22.75 with a top score of 28 against Wales in July 1984. He took 15 wickets at an average
of 39.73, with best innings bowling figures of 3/22 against Scotland in July 1989.
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
bowler, he played eleven times for the Ireland cricket team between 1984 and 1989 including one first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match and three List A matches.
Playing career
Jeffrey made his debut for Ireland against the MCCMarylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
in June 1984. He played against the West Indies later that month and made his List A debut the following month against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
in the NatWest Trophy. He played against Wales eleven days later, but did not play for Ireland again for almost three years.
He returned to the Irish side for a match against Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
in June 1987, before playing six times in 1989. This included his only first-class game, against Scotland and his final List A game against Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
. His final game for Ireland was against Wales.
Statistics
In all matches for Ireland, he scored 91 runsRun (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement...
at an average of 22.75 with a top score of 28 against Wales in July 1984. He took 15 wickets at an average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 39.73, with best innings bowling figures of 3/22 against Scotland in July 1989.