Ossie Colhoun
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Osmund David "Ossie" Colhoun (born 6 June 1938 in Sion Mills
, County Tyrone
, Northern Ireland
) is a former Irish cricket
er. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he made his debut for Ireland against Lancashire
in July 1959 and went on to play for them on 87 occasions, his last match coming in July 1979 against FW Millet's XI
.
Of Colhoun's matches for Ireland, 28 of them had first-class
status. His cousin
Aubrey Finlay
also represented Ireland at cricket.
Sion Mills
Sion Mills is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland on the River Mourne. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,050 people. It lies within the Strabane District Council area...
, County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
) is a former 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. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he made his debut for Ireland against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
in July 1959 and went on to play for them on 87 occasions, his last match coming in July 1979 against FW Millet's XI
Frederick Millett
Frederick William Millett was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler, he played for Cheshire from 1949 to 1972, captaining them from 1960 to 1970...
.
Of Colhoun's matches for Ireland, 28 of them had 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...
status. His cousin
Cousin
In kinship terminology, a cousin is a relative with whom one shares one or more common ancestors. The term is rarely used when referring to a relative in one's immediate family where there is a more specific term . The term "blood relative" can be used synonymously and establishes the existence of...
Aubrey Finlay
Aubrey Finlay
Aubrey James Finlay is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played eighteen times for the Ireland cricket team between 1957 and 1965, including nine first-class matches....
also represented Ireland at cricket.