Arthur Gwynn
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Arthur Percival Gwynn was an Irish cricketer
and rugby union
player.
, County Donegal
, Ireland
. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper
, he played for the Ireland cricket team five times between 1893 and 1896 and also played four first-class
matches for Dublin University
in 1895.
He made his debut for Ireland in a match against WH Laverton's XI, scoring one run
in the only Irish innings. The following year, he played twice for Ireland, against I Zingari
and South Africa. He scored 62 in the second innings against South Africa, his top score for Ireland.
May 1895 saw him make his first-class debut, playing for Dublin University against the MCC
on 20 May. This was followed three days later by a match for Ireland against the same opponents. He played three further first-class matches that year, two against Cambridge University
and one against Leicestershire
. He scored 130 in the final match against Cambridge University, his highest first-class score.
, in the 1895 Four Nations
tournament against Wales
.
played first-class cricket in India, another brother, Lucius
played several times for Ireland, and a third brother Robert
also played for Dublin University and Ireland. His cousin Donough O'Brien played for Ireland and the MCC, and his nephew John David Gwynn
also played for Dublin University. Gwynn died in Rangoon, Myanmar
.
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"....
and rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player.
Career
Gwynn was born in RameltonRamelton
Ramelton is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. Its population is 1,088 .Ramelton is situated at the mouth of the River Lennon, 11 km north of Letterkenny and 4 km east of Milford, on the western shores of Lough Swilly. The town is named from Ráth Mealtáin, , an early Gaelic chieftain...
, County Donegal
County Donegal
County Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for 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...
. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
, he played for the Ireland cricket team five times between 1893 and 1896 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.
He made his debut for Ireland in a match against WH Laverton's XI, scoring one run
Run (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement...
in the only Irish innings. The following year, he played twice for Ireland, against I Zingari
I Zingari
I Zingari are English and Australian amateur cricket clubs.-History:...
and South Africa. He scored 62 in the second innings against South Africa, his top score for Ireland.
May 1895 saw him make his first-class debut, playing for Dublin University 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...
on 20 May. This was followed three days later by a match for Ireland against the same opponents. He played three further first-class matches that 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....
. He scored 130 in the final match against Cambridge University, his highest first-class score.
Statistics
In all matches for Ireland, he scored 220 runs at an average of 36.67. He took six catches and one stumping.Rugby Union
He also played once for the Ireland national rugby union teamIreland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
, in the 1895 Four Nations
Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
tournament against Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
.
Personal life
Gwynn came 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, another brother, Lucius
Lucius Gwynn
Lucius Henry Gwynn was an Irish rugby union player and cricketer...
played several times for Ireland, and a third brother Robert
Robert Gwynn
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.-Playing career:Gwynn made his first-class debut for Dublin University against...
also played for Dublin University and Ireland. His cousin Donough O'Brien played for Ireland and the MCC, and his nephew John David Gwynn
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. Gwynn died in Rangoon, Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
.
See also
- List of Irish cricket and rugby union players