Patrick Dineen
Encyclopedia
Patrick Joseph Dineen is a former Irish cricket
er. A left-handed batsman, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in August 1962 against the Combined Services
in a first-class
match. He went on to play for Ireland on 23 occasions, his last match coming against the MCC
at Lord's
in July 1973.
Of his matches for Ireland, seven had first-class status. In all matches for Ireland, he scored 621 runs at an average of 19.41. His top score was 84 against Scotland in August 1968.
He also played one match for the MCC, against Scotland in July 1972.
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 left-handed batsman, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in August 1962 against the Combined Services
Combined Services cricket team
The Combined Services cricket team represents the British armed forces. The team played at first-class level in England for more than forty years in the mid-twentieth century. Their first first-class match was against Gentlemen of England at Lord's in 1920, while their last was against Oxford...
in a 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. He went on to play for Ireland on 23 occasions, his last match coming against the MCC
Marylebone 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...
at Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
in July 1973.
Of his matches for Ireland, seven had first-class status. In all matches for Ireland, he scored 621 runs at an average of 19.41. His top score was 84 against Scotland in August 1968.
He also played one match for the MCC, against Scotland in July 1972.