Archie McQuilken
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Archibald Lynn McQuilken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1933 Muckamore, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 October 1985 (aged 52) Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Archibald Lynn McQuilken (30 September 1933 – 16 October 1985) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
McQuilken was born at Muckamore in County Antrim in September 1933.[1] An all-rounder for Muckamore Cricket Club, for whom he scored over 10,000 runs and took over a 1,000 wickets,[1] he played two first-class cricket matches for Ireland 1962.[2] His first came against the Combined Services at Belfast, while his second match came against Scotland at Greenock.[2] He took a five-wicket haul on debut, with 5/37;[3] these were his only first-class wickets.[4] He also scored 140 runs across both matches, with a highest score of 42.[5] Outside of cricket his profession was an engineer.[1] He died in a road traffic accident in Belfast in June 1985.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Player profile: Archibald McQuilken". CricketEurope. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Alfred McMurray". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Ireland v Combined Services, 1962". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Archie McQuilken". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Archie McQuilken". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2018.