Kevin Quinn (sportsman)

Kevin Quinn
Personal information
Full name
Kevin Joseph Quinn
Born14 March 1923
Gort, Connacht, Ireland
Died1 May 2002(2002-05-01) (aged 79)
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RelationsFrank Quinn (brother)
Gerry Quinn (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1957–1959Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 49
Batting average 9.80
100s/50s –/–
Top score 25
Balls bowled 12
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 October 2018

Kevin Joseph Quinn (14 March 1923 – 1 May 2002) was an Irish first-class cricketer and rugby union international.

Born at Gort in County Galway, Quinn was educated at Belvedere College in Dublin, before studying medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons.[1] While studying there, he played rugby union for Old Belvedere and won five Test caps for Ireland.[1] The first of these came against France in the 1947 Five Nations Championship.[2] A further Test that year against Australia followed at Lansdowne Road, before earning three further caps in the 1953 Five Nations Championship.[3]

Playing club cricket for Phoenix in Dublin, Quinn later made his debut in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland in 1957 at College Park, Dublin.[4] He made two further first-class appearances for Ireland, in 1958 against Scotland at Alloway, and Leicestershire at Leicester on Ireland's 1959 tour of England.[4] He scored 49 runs across his three matches, with a top score of 25.[5] He worked as a doctor outside of sports.[1] Two of his brothers, Frank Quinn and Gerry Quinn, both played cricket for Ireland;[1] additionally, Gerry also played international rugby union for Ireland. Quinn died at Dublin in May 2002.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kevin Joseph Quinn". CricketEurope. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Kevin Quinn". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Kevin Quinn - match by match list". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Kevin Quinn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  5. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Kevin Quinn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Obituaries". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2024 – via ESPNcricinfo.