Robert Gwynn
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Robert Malcom Gwynn was an Irish cricketer
. A right-handed batsman and right-arm slow bowler, he played once for the Ireland cricket team in 1901 and also played four first-class
matches for Dublin University
in 1895.
on 20 May 1895 and three days later played for the MCC, against Ireland. He played three further first-class matches for the University throughout the year, two against Cambridge University
and one against Leicestershire
. Six years later, he played his only match for Ireland, a two-day match against South Africa in June 1901.
He once enjoyed the distinction of bowling W. G. Grace
for a first ball duck
.
played first-class cricket in India
, whilst two further brothers (Lucius
and Arthur
) also represented Ireland, as did his cousin Donough O'Brien. His nephew John
also played for Dublin University.
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. A right-handed batsman and right-arm slow bowler, he played once for the Ireland cricket team in 1901 and also played four 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 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.
Playing career
Gwynn made his first-class debut for Dublin University 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...
on 20 May 1895 and three days later played for the MCC, against Ireland. He played three further first-class matches for the University throughout the year, two against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
and one against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
. Six years later, he played his only match for Ireland, a two-day match against South Africa in June 1901.
He once enjoyed the distinction of bowling W. G. Grace
W. G. Grace
William Gilbert Grace, MRCS, LRCP was an English amateur cricketer who is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest players of all time, having a special significance in terms of his importance to the development of the sport...
for a first ball duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
.
Family
Gwynn comes from a cricketing family. His brother JohnJohn Tudor Gwynn
John Tudor Gwynn was an Irish cricketer. He did not represent the Ireland cricket team internationally, and played his cricket in India, representing the "Europeans" in two first-class matches against the "Indians" in 1919 and 1920.Gwynn came from a cricketing family...
played first-class cricket in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, whilst two further brothers (Lucius
Lucius Gwynn
Lucius Henry Gwynn was an Irish rugby union player and cricketer...
and Arthur
Arthur Gwynn
Arthur Percival Gwynn was an Irish cricketer and rugby union player.-Career:Gwynn was born in Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland...
) also represented Ireland, as did his cousin Donough O'Brien. His nephew John
John David Gwynn
John David Gwynn ) was an Irish cricketer.Gwynn was born in County Dublin, Ireland. A right-handed batsman, he played one first-class match for Dublin University against Northamptonshire in July 1926, a match that also featured the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett.-Family:Gwynn came from a...
also played for Dublin University.