Samuel Wilfred McDonough (8 October 1899 – 19 May 1983) was an Irish cricketer. McDonough was a right-handed batsman who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Armagh was educated at The Royal School, Armagh.[1]
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| Full name | Samuel Wilfred McDonough | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1899-10-08)8 October 1899 Armagh, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 May 1983(1983-05-19) (aged 83) Bangor, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1930 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 October 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Following success in club cricket for Armagh, McDonough was selected to play in Ireland's first-class match against Scotland in 1930.[2] The Irish batsman struggled in this match against the Scottish fast bowler Arthur Baxter, though opening the batting McDonough himself scored 13 runs in the Irish first-innings before falling victim to Baxter, while in their second-innings he top scored with 48 before Stuart Hiddleston.[3]
Outside of cricket he was employed as a Gas Company Manager, then as a school bursar.[1] He died at Bangor, Northern Ireland on 19 May 1983.