Edward A Rooney (Circa 1880 – Circa 1950) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Edward A Rooney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Circa 1880 County Meath, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | Circa 1950 Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1913–1914 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 November 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rooney was born at County Meath sometime prior to 1880.[1] A civil servant with the Irish Land Commission, Rooney played his club cricket for the Land Commission associated Merrion, as well as playing for Pembroke.[1] He made two appearances in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Edinburgh in 1913.[2] He made a second first-class appearance against Scotland the following year at Dublin.[2] He scored 34 runs across his two matches, with a highest score of 12 not out.[3] He did not feature for Ireland again.[1] He later rose to the position of Acting Assistant Director in the Land Commission.[1]