Dan Comyn
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Andrew Daniel "Dan" Comyn (23 September 1872 in County Galway
, Ireland
– 23 May 1949 in Dublin) was an Irish cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler.
He played for Ireland
16 times between 1893 and 1904, making his debut against a Combined Services team. Four of these matches were first-class
matches in 1902. He also played four first-class matches for Dublin University
in 1895.
His brother-in-law and two nephews also played cricket for Ireland.
County Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
– 23 May 1949 in Dublin) was an Irish cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler.
He played for Ireland
Irish cricket team
The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the...
16 times between 1893 and 1904, making his debut against a Combined Services team. Four of these matches were 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...
matches in 1902. He also played four first-class matches for Dublin University
Dublin University Cricket Club
Dublin University Cricket Club is a cricket team in Ireland. They currently play in the Leinster Senior League, and in the past had first-class status, and played against several sides that were touring England, including the Australians , South Africans and West Indians .Their first first-class...
in 1895.
His brother-in-law and two nephews also played cricket for Ireland.