William McGirr

William McGirr

Personal information
Full name	William Peter McGirr
Born	(1859-12-12)12 December 1859 Melbourne, Colony of Victoria
Died	6 May 1934(1934-05-06) (aged 74) Seatoun, Wellington, New Zealand
Relations	Herb McGirr (son) Les McGirr (son)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1883/84–1889/90	Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 14 Runs scored 199 Batting average 12.43 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 47 not out Balls bowled 1,522 Wickets 46 Bowling average 11.80 5 wickets in innings 2 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 6/36 Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 January 2018

William Peter McGirr (12 December 1859 – 6 May 1934) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1883 to 1890.

McGirr was born in Melbourne, and migrated with his family to New Zealand when he was 10. He worked as a compositor with the Government Printing Office in Wellington for 40 years till he retired in 1915.[1]

In his best bowling performance McGirr took 3 for 21 and 6 for 36 against Canterbury at the Basin Reserve in 1886-87, but Canterbury dismissed Wellington for 65 and 34 and won by 111 runs.[2] In another defeat for Wellington he was the top-scorer and top wicket-taker against Nelson in March 1886, taking 5 for 30 in Nelson's only innings and scoring 11 and 1, when no other Wellington batsman reached double figures.[3]

One of McGirr's sons, Herb, played Test cricket for New Zealand, and another son, Les, represented New Zealand at soccer.[1]

References

1. "Mr. W. P. McGirr". New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXXI, no. 21794. 8 May 1934. p. 12. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
2. "Wellington v Canterbury 1886-87". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
3. "Nelson v Wellington 1885-86". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

External links

• William McGirr at ESPNcricinfo