Eddie Ingram
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Edward "Eddie" Ingram was an Irish cricketer
. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace
/leg spin
bowler, he played 48 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1928 and 1953 including nineteen first-class
matches. He also played county cricket
for Middlesex
, playing twelve times between 1938 and 1949.
in a first-class match ten days before his 18th birthday. He continued to play in the Ireland team, mainly playing against the MCC and Scotland in addition to internationals against Australia and New Zealand.
He began playing for Middlesex in 1938, making his debut in a County Championship
match against Worcestershire
. He was never a regular in the Middlesex side, which allowed him to continue playing for Ireland, his career interrupted only by the Second World War. He played for Ireland against various English county
teams, also playing internationals against Scotland, South Africa and India.
His last game for Middlesex came in June 1949 against Glamorgan
, and his last first-class match was for Ireland against Scotland in July 1953 at the age of 42.This was also his last match overall for Ireland.
at an average of 20.10, scoring ten half-centuries
with a top score of 83 against the MCC in August 1935. He took 151 wickets at an average
of 20.12, taking five wickets in an innings seven times, and ten in a match once, with best innings bowling figures of 7/83 against Australia in September 1938. He captained Ireland eight times.
In first-class cricket, he scored 766 runs at an average of 15.01, scoring two fifties with a top score of 64 for Ireland against Scotland. He took 79 wickets at an average of 24.00 with best bowling figures of 5/48 for Ireland against Scotland. For Middlesex his top score was 28 and his best bowling was 3/7.
Cricketer
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. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
/leg spin
Leg spin
Leg spin is a type of spin bowling in the sport of cricket. A leg spinner bowls right-arm with a wrist spin action, causing the ball to spin from right to left in the cricket pitch, at the point of delivery. When the ball bounces, the spin causes the ball to deviate sharply from right to left, that...
bowler, he played 48 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1928 and 1953 including nineteen 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. He also played county cricket
County cricket
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for Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
, playing twelve times between 1938 and 1949.
Playing career
Ingram made his debut for the Ireland cricket team 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...
in a first-class match ten days before his 18th birthday. He continued to play in the Ireland team, mainly playing against the MCC and Scotland in addition to internationals against Australia and New Zealand.
He began playing for Middlesex in 1938, making his debut in a County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
match against Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
. He was never a regular in the Middlesex side, which allowed him to continue playing for Ireland, his career interrupted only by the Second World War. He played for Ireland against various English county
County cricket
County cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. For the 2010 season, see 2010 English cricket season.-First-class counties:...
teams, also playing internationals against Scotland, South Africa and India.
His last game for Middlesex came in June 1949 against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan 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 Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
, and his last first-class match was for Ireland against Scotland in July 1953 at the age of 42.This was also his last match overall for Ireland.
Statistics
In all matches for Ireland, Ingram scored 1628 runsRun (cricket)
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at an average of 20.10, scoring ten half-centuries
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
with a top score of 83 against the MCC in August 1935. He took 151 wickets at an average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 20.12, taking five wickets in an innings seven times, and ten in a match once, with best innings bowling figures of 7/83 against Australia in September 1938. He captained Ireland eight times.
In first-class cricket, he scored 766 runs at an average of 15.01, scoring two fifties with a top score of 64 for Ireland against Scotland. He took 79 wickets at an average of 24.00 with best bowling figures of 5/48 for Ireland against Scotland. For Middlesex his top score was 28 and his best bowling was 3/7.