Andrew McFarlane was an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 cricket

Cricket

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er. McFarlane was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break

Off break

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. He was born at Sion Mills

Sion Mills

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, United Kingdom

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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 (today Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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). He was educated at the Sion Mills Public Elementary School.

Following success in club cricket, McFarlane was selected to play in Ireland's first-class

First-class cricket

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 match against Scotland in 1937 at Ormeau, Belfast

Ormeau Cricket Ground

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. Batting at number six, he was dismissed for a duck

Duck (cricket)

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 by John Farquhar in the Irish first-innings. In their second-innings he scored 21 runs before being dismissed by Alexander Paris. This was his only major appearance for Ireland.

Outside of cricket he was employed as a textile worker. He died at Derry

Derry

Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...

, Northern Ireland on 14 June 1972.

External links

• Andy McFarlane at ESPNcricinfo
• Andy McFarlane at CricketArchive
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