Alphonsus James Linehan (20 April 1940 – 25 June 2019) was an Irish

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Playing career

Alfie Linehan first played for Ireland in August 1971, making his debut against the Combined Services, and playing against Denmark a few days later. His first-class debut came the following year, against Scotland in June 1972, before a match against Wales in August of that year. He played a match for Ireland against Canada at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club in September 1973, before four games in 1974; against the Netherlands, the MCC, Scotland and Wales. The match against Scotland was his second and final first-class appearance. He played against the MCC at

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in June 1975, before his final match for Ireland, against Denmark in Ringsted the following month. He later served as president of the

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in 1993.

Statistics

In all matches for Ireland, Linehan scored 262 runs at an average of 15.41, with a top score of 61 not out against Denmark in his second match, his only half-

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for Ireland. He never bowled for Ireland.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Linehan, Alfie 1940 births 2019 deaths Cricketers from Dublin (city) Irish cricketers