Simon Andrew Curley (21 July 1917 – 11 March 1989)
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er. A left-handed batsman he made his debut for the

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against

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in June 1948 and went on to play for them on eight occasions, his last game against

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in July 1951.CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
/ref> Of his matches for Ireland, five had first-class status.First-class matches played by Simon Curley at Cricket Archive
/ref> He scored 208 runs at an average of 14.86, with a top score of 43 against

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in July 1948.

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