Paddy Neville

Patrick Augustine Neville (22 June 1920 – 16 July 1977) was an Irish sportsman who played cricket, hockey, football, and Gaelic football.

Paddy Neville
Personal information
Full namePatrick Augustine Neville
Born22 June 1920
Donabate, Ireland
Died16 July 1977(1977-07-16) (aged 57)
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956–1960Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 143
Batting average 17.87
100s/50s –/–
Top score 38
Balls bowled 0
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 November 2018

Neville was born at Donabate in County Dublin, and was educated at O'Connell School in Dublin.[1] He began playing club cricket for Leinster in 1941, before moving to Malahide, where he was to play the majority of his club cricket.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for Ireland against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1956 at Dublin.[2] After his debut, he played a number of minor matches against Sussex in 1956, as well as the touring New Zealanders and Worcestershire, both in 1959.[1][3] He made a second first-class appearance in 1959, against Leicestershire on Ireland's tour of England.[2] He made two further first-class appearances, both in 1960 against Scotland at Paisley, and the MCC at Dublin.[2] Across his four first-class matches, Neville scored a total of 143 runs at an average of 17.87, with a highest score of 38.[4]

Besides cricket, Neville also played several other sports to a high level. He played field hockey at international level for the Ireland national field hockey team,[1] as well as playing football for Drumcondra and Dundalk as a goalkeeper, also winning four caps for the League of Ireland XI.[1] He also played Gaelic football for Parnells in Dublin; however the 'Ban' resulted in Neville being banned from playing by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), after the GAA discovered him playing hockey under his mother's maiden name.[1][5] Outside of sport, Neville worked as a psychiatric nurse.[1][5] He died unexpectedly at Dublin in July 1977.[5] The Neville Cup, contested annually by hockey clubs based in Leinster, is named after Neville and his brother, John.[5]

References
  1. "Player profile: Patrick Augustine Neville". CricketEurope. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Paddy Neville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  3. "Miscellaneous Matches played by Paddy Neville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Paddy Neville". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  5. "Sportsman Paddy Neville was the gentle giant of Fingal". Irish Independent. 2004-12-10. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
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