Ryan Logan Eagleson (born 17 December 1974)
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er. A right-handed

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and right-arm

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bowler, Ryan Eagleson made his debut for the

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against the Duchess of Norfolk's XI at

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in June 1995 and went on to play for them on 65 occasions in all, his last match coming against the

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in June 2004.CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
/ref> Of his matches for Ireland, one had first-class statusFirst-class matches played by Ryan Eagleson at Cricket Archive
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status.List A matches played by Ryan Eagleson at Cricket Archive
/ref> In all matches for Ireland, he scored 380 runs at an

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of 13.10, his top score (and only half century) being an innings of 50

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against

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in August 1996. He took 70 wickets at an average of 33.66, with best bowling figures of 4/59 against

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in June 1999. Ryan Eagleson represented Ireland in several international tournaments; the

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and

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and the

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in 1996 and 1998. He also represented Northern Ireland in the cricket tournament at the

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. He also played

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for

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, playing for them in one first-class and two List A matches in

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. He also played second XI cricket for Derbyshire,

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and

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between 1996 and 1999. He also represented

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at the Hong Kong Sixes in November 2004. He continued to play for

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in the

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Premier League until 2021, when he was appointed as the Ireland bowling coach.Article about Ryan Eagleson at CricketEurope
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eagleson, Ryan 1974 births Living people Irish cricketers Cricketers from County Antrim Derbyshire cricketers Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Carrickfergus Irish cricket coaches Coaches of the Irish national cricket team