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Joseph McMaster
Joseph Emile Patrick McMaster (16 March 1861 – 7 June 1929) was an Irish Amateur status in first-class cricket, amateur cricketer and umpire (cricket), umpire who played in one retrospectively-recognised Test cricket, Test match for England cricket team, England in 1899. That was his only first-class cricket, first-class appearance and he was never a member of any county cricket, county team. He later umpired first-class matches in South Africa. He was born in Gilford, County Down, and died in London. Educated at Harrow School, Harrow, McMaster was a right-handed batting (cricket), batsman and, uniquely, a player whose Test cricket, Test and first-class cricket, first-class career consisted of a single match; also, he did not score a run (cricket), run, take a wicket or hold a caught, catch. He did not bowl but he was praised for his fielding (cricket), fielding. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilford, County Down
Gilford is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland. The village sits on the River Bann between the towns of Banbridge, Tandragee and Portadown. It covers the townlands of Loughans, Ballymacanallen and Drumaran. It had a population of 1,933 people in the 2011 census. Gilford is within the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon district. History Following the Irish Rebellion of 1641, Captain John Magill acquired land in the parish of Tullylish and founded Gilford, the name of the village being derived from "Magill’s ford". He afterwards became Sir John Magill and built Gill Hall in Dromore, County Down. The Magill lands passed by marriage to the Meade family, who were made Barons Gillford in 1766 and later earls of Clanwilliam. In the 19th century, Gilford grew and its population swelled when a linen mill was built. Many mill houses can still be found in the village. When the mill shut in 1986, the village waned. Recently though, the village has started to recover and new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
