Joey O'Meara
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| Full name | Joseph Anthony O'Meara |
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| Born | 24 June 1943 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
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| Died | 4 May 2001(2001-05-04) (aged 57) Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1963 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 October 2018
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Joseph Anthony O'Meara (24 June 1943 – 4 May 2001) was an Irish first-class cricketer and field hockey international.
Life
O'Meara was born at Dublin and was educated at Blackrock College. Overcoming polio as a child, O'Meara would go on to have a successful sporting career.
Playing his club cricket for Railway Union, O'Meara made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Derry in 1963. Batting twice during the match, O'Meara was dismissed without scoring in Ireland's first-innings by Ronald Hogan, while in their second-innings he was dismissed again without scoring by Stuart Wilson. He took a solitary wicket in the match, dismissing Malcolm Ford with his off break bowling in Scotland's second-innings. He managed the Ireland cricket team for a period.
O'Meara was more noted as an international hockey player for Ireland, making 52 appearances. He later coached the national hockey team.
He died at Dublin in May 2001.