Angus Richard Dunlop (born 17 March 1967)
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er. A right-handed

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and

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bowler, he made his debut for the

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against the MCC in June 1990 and went on to play for them on 114 occasions in all, his last match coming in August 2000 against

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Of his matches for Ireland, eight had first-class status and 25 had

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status. In all matches for Ireland, he scored 3164 runs at an

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of 29.30, with a top score of 150 coming against Scotland in his final match. He took 36 wickets at an

of 35.22, with his best bowling being 5/26 against

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in July 1990. He represented Ireland in several international tournaments; the

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and

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, the

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in 1996, 1998, when he was captain and 2000. He also played, and was captain, in the ICC Emerging Nations tournament in 2000. He was considered an exceptional talent at club level in Ireland, scoring 1000 runs in a season three times in five years in

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club cricket, a feat no one else has surpassed.Cricinfo profile
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunlop, Angus 1967 births Living people Cricketers from Dublin (city) Irish cricketers