Alec John O'Riordan
All Matches, First Class Test , Ireland, 19-May-1902 to 06-Feb-2025
Biography
Cap No 487
Debut: 1958
Born 26 July 1940, Rathmines, Dublin.
Clubs: Clontarf, Old Belvedere.
President ICU 1995.
| Mat |
Cts |
ROs |
Sts |
GFs |
GFWon |
| 25 |
19 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Results by Season
| Season |
Mat |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
Overs |
Maid |
RunsA |
Wkts |
Ave |
Best |
10W |
5WI |
Cts |
Sts |
ROs |
| 1958 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
61 |
58* |
61.00 |
- |
- |
1 |
14 |
5 |
27 |
1 |
27.00 |
1-17 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| 1959 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
4* |
8.00 |
- |
- |
- |
29 |
6 |
112 |
1 |
112.00 |
1-112 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1960 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
13 |
7 |
4.33 |
- |
- |
- |
67.2 |
30 |
108 |
9 |
12.00 |
4-21 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| 1961 |
3 |
5 |
- |
75 |
29 |
15.00 |
- |
- |
- |
92 |
23 |
237 |
10 |
23.70 |
3-62 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| 1962 |
1 |
2 |
- |
25 |
18 |
12.50 |
- |
- |
- |
42 |
15 |
81 |
4 |
20.25 |
2-27 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| 1963 |
1 |
2 |
- |
3 |
2 |
1.50 |
- |
- |
- |
28.2 |
9 |
64 |
5 |
12.80 |
4-24 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| 1964 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
32 |
23* |
32.00 |
- |
- |
- |
43 |
12 |
107 |
4 |
26.75 |
3-59 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1965 |
3 |
6 |
- |
43 |
23 |
7.17 |
- |
- |
- |
100.5 |
37 |
183 |
10 |
18.30 |
5-45 |
- |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
| 1966 |
2 |
4 |
- |
40 |
19 |
10.00 |
- |
- |
- |
84 |
25 |
196 |
14 |
14.00 |
6-35 |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| 1968 |
2 |
2 |
- |
61 |
59 |
30.50 |
- |
- |
1 |
74.1 |
16 |
189 |
4 |
47.25 |
2-45 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| 1969 |
1 |
2 |
- |
15 |
11 |
7.50 |
- |
- |
- |
53 |
30 |
63 |
4 |
15.75 |
4-27 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| 1970 |
1 |
1 |
- |
31 |
31 |
31.00 |
- |
- |
- |
39 |
7 |
98 |
2 |
49.00 |
2-91 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1971 |
1 |
1 |
- |
30 |
30 |
30.00 |
- |
- |
- |
41 |
20 |
44 |
5 |
8.80 |
4-23 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| 1972 |
1 |
2 |
- |
20 |
19 |
10.00 |
25.00 |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
14 |
- |
- |
0-14 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1973 |
1 |
2 |
- |
15 |
8 |
7.50 |
39.47 |
- |
- |
10 |
2 |
27 |
- |
- |
0-13 |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
| 1975 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
20* |
- |
71.43 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
| 1976 |
1 |
2 |
- |
119 |
117 |
59.50 |
46.30 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1977 |
1 |
2 |
- |
3 |
2 |
1.50 |
10.00 |
- |
- |
28 |
8 |
54 |
2 |
27.00 |
2-50 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Results by Grade
| Grade |
Mat |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
Overs |
Maid |
RunsA |
Wkts |
Ave |
Best |
10W |
5WI |
Cts |
Sts |
ROs |
| First Class |
25 |
44 |
5 |
614 |
117 |
15.74 |
40.88 |
1 |
2 |
749.4 |
245 |
1604 |
75 |
21.39 |
6-35 |
- |
2 |
19 |
- |
1 |
Batting Statistics
| Inns |
NOs |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
Var% |
50s |
100s |
Balls |
SR |
4s |
6s |
Ducks |
Ret |
| 44 |
5 |
614 |
117 Vs Scot. 1976 |
15.74 |
131.10% |
2 |
1 |
433 |
40.88 |
31 |
- |
3 |
1 |
| Out Most By - JM Allan(4) KM Hardie(4) |
Batting Highlights
| Score/s |
Team |
Vs |
Ground |
Grade |
Date |
| 1(28){ct},2(2){ro} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
02-Jul-1977 |
| 117(246){ct},2(11){ct} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Hamilton Cresc.Glasgow |
First Class |
07-Aug-1976 |
| 20(28)* |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Rathmines Dublin |
First Class |
09-Aug-1975 |
| 8(28){ct},7(10){b} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Mardyke Cork |
First Class |
11-Aug-1973 |
| 19(62){ct},1(18){ct} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Glenpark Greenock |
First Class |
24-Jun-1972 |
| 30(0){ct},dnb |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Ormeau, Belfast |
First Class |
19-Jun-1971 |
| dnb,31(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
North Inch Perth |
First Class |
20-Jun-1970 |
| 4(0){lb},11(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
14-Jun-1969 |
| 2(0){ct},dnb |
Ireland |
MCC |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
07-Sep-1968 |
| 59(0){ct},dnb |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Hamilton Cresc.Glasgow |
First Class |
03-Aug-1968 |
| 8(0){ct},19(0){lb} |
Ireland |
MCC |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
03-Sep-1966 |
| 0(0){ct},13(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Grange CC Raeburn Pl, E' |
First Class |
30-Jul-1966 |
| 23(0){ct},4(0){b} |
Ireland |
Hampshire |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
04-Sep-1965 |
| 2(0){lb},0(0){b} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Sydney Parade Dublin |
First Class |
14-Aug-1965 |
| 1(0){lb},13(0){b} |
Ireland |
New Zealand |
Ormeau, Belfast |
First Class |
19-Jul-1965 |
| 23(0)*,9(0){lb} |
Ireland |
MCC |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
05-Sep-1964 |
| 2(0){ct},1(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Beechgrove Londonderry |
First Class |
27-Jul-1963 |
| 18(0){b},7(0){b} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Glenpark Greenock |
First Class |
14-Jul-1962 |
| 29(0){b},27(0){lb} |
Ireland |
MCC |
College Park Dublin |
First Class |
12-Aug-1961 |
| 4(0){lb},dnb |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Mardyke Cork |
First Class |
22-Jul-1961 |
| 6(0){b},9(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Leicestershire |
Grace Road Leics |
First Class |
17-May-1961 |
| 5(0){ct},0(0){b} |
Ireland |
MCC |
College Park Dublin |
First Class |
03-Sep-1960 |
| 7(0){b},1(0)* |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Whitehaugh Paisley |
First Class |
09-Jul-1960 |
| 4(0){ct},4(0)* |
Ireland |
Leicestershire |
Grace Road Leics |
First Class |
12-Aug-1959 |
| 58(0)*,3(0){ct} |
Ireland |
MCC |
College Park Dublin |
First Class |
06-Sep-1958 |
Results by Batting Position
| Position |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
| Open |
1 |
- |
2 |
2 |
2.00 |
18.18 |
- |
- |
| 3 |
2 |
- |
27 |
23 |
13.50 |
- |
- |
- |
| 4 |
1 |
- |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
- |
- |
- |
| 5 |
10 |
2 |
230 |
117 |
28.75 |
45.62 |
1 |
1 |
| 6 |
14 |
1 |
163 |
30 |
12.54 |
75.00 |
- |
- |
| 7 |
14 |
1 |
131 |
31 |
10.08 |
22.22 |
- |
- |
| 8 |
2 |
1 |
60 |
59 |
60.00 |
- |
- |
1 |
Bowling Statistics
| Overs |
Maids |
RunsA |
Wkts |
Best |
Ave |
5WI |
10WM |
Econ |
SR |
| 749.4 |
245 |
1604 |
75 |
6-35 Vs MCC 1966 |
21.39 |
2 |
- |
2.14 |
59.97 |
| Out Most - JM Allan(6) RHE Chisholm(6) |
Bowling Highlights
| O-M-R-W |
Team |
Vs |
Ground |
Grade |
Date |
| 20-3-50-2, 8-5-4-0 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
02-Jul-1977 |
| 5-1-14-0, 5-1-13-0 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Mardyke Cork |
First Class |
11-Aug-1973 |
| 4-0-14-0 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Glenpark Greenock |
First Class |
24-Jun-1972 |
| 22-10-23-4, 19-10-21-1 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Ormeau, Belfast |
First Class |
19-Jun-1971 |
| 33-5-91-2, 6-2-7-0 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
North Inch Perth |
First Class |
20-Jun-1970 |
| 23-10-36-0, 30-20-27-4 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
14-Jun-1969 |
| 20.1-6-45-2 |
Ireland |
MCC |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
07-Sep-1968 |
| 35-6-94-1, 19-4-50-1 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Hamilton Cresc.Glasgow |
First Class |
03-Aug-1968 |
| 29-7-63-2, 17-7-35-6 |
Ireland |
MCC |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
03-Sep-1966 |
| 23-8-41-2, 15-3-57-4 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Grange CC Raeburn Pl, E' |
First Class |
30-Jul-1966 |
| 19-7-49-1, 10.5-2-26-2 |
Ireland |
Hampshire |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
04-Sep-1965 |
| 41-21-45-5 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Sydney Parade Dublin |
First Class |
14-Aug-1965 |
| 27-6-52-2, 3-1-11-0 |
Ireland |
New Zealand |
Ormeau, Belfast |
First Class |
19-Jul-1965 |
| 26-9-59-3, 17-3-48-1 |
Ireland |
MCC |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
05-Sep-1964 |
| 13.2-6-24-4, 15-3-40-1 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Beechgrove Londonderry |
First Class |
27-Jul-1963 |
| 14-5-27-2, 28-10-54-2 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Glenpark Greenock |
First Class |
14-Jul-1962 |
| 15-1-41-1, 6-1-24-1 |
Ireland |
MCC |
College Park Dublin |
First Class |
12-Aug-1961 |
| 19-8-28-2, 36-12-62-3 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Mardyke Cork |
First Class |
22-Jul-1961 |
| 16-1-82-3 |
Ireland |
Leicestershire |
Grace Road Leics |
First Class |
17-May-1961 |
| 19.2-12-21-4 |
Ireland |
MCC |
College Park Dublin |
First Class |
03-Sep-1960 |
| 24-8-38-2, 24-10-49-3 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Whitehaugh Paisley |
First Class |
09-Jul-1960 |
| 29-6-112-1 |
Ireland |
Leicestershire |
Grace Road Leics |
First Class |
12-Aug-1959 |
| 12-5-17-1, 2-0-10-0 |
Ireland |
MCC |
College Park Dublin |
First Class |
06-Sep-1958 |
First Match
| Batting |
Bowling |
Team |
Vs |
Ground |
Date |
| 58*,3{ct} |
1-17, 0-10 |
Ireland |
MCC |
College Park Dublin |
06-Sep-1958 |
Results by Opposition Team
| Opposition |
Mat |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
Overs |
Maid |
RunsA |
Wkts |
Ave |
Best |
10W |
5WI |
Cts |
Sts |
ROs |
| Hampshire |
1 |
2 |
- |
27 |
23 |
13.50 |
- |
- |
- |
29.5 |
9 |
75 |
3 |
25.00 |
2-26 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| Leicestershire |
2 |
4 |
1 |
23 |
9 |
7.67 |
- |
- |
- |
45 |
7 |
194 |
4 |
48.50 |
3-82 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| MCC |
6 |
11 |
2 |
183 |
58* |
20.33 |
- |
- |
1 |
163.3 |
51 |
363 |
21 |
17.29 |
6-35 |
- |
1 |
4 |
- |
1 |
| New Zealand |
1 |
2 |
- |
14 |
13 |
7.00 |
- |
- |
- |
30 |
7 |
63 |
2 |
31.50 |
2-52 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| Scotland |
15 |
25 |
2 |
367 |
117 |
15.96 |
40.88 |
1 |
1 |
481.2 |
171 |
909 |
45 |
20.20 |
5-45 |
- |
1 |
13 |
- |
- |
Results by Ground
| Ground |
Mat |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
Overs |
Maid |
RunsA |
Wkts |
Ave |
Best |
10W |
5WI |
Cts |
Sts |
ROs |
| Beechgrove Londonderry |
1 |
2 |
- |
3 |
2 |
1.50 |
- |
- |
- |
28.2 |
9 |
64 |
5 |
12.80 |
4-24 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| Castle Avenue Dublin |
6 |
11 |
1 |
106 |
23* |
10.60 |
10.00 |
- |
- |
220 |
79 |
442 |
23 |
19.22 |
6-35 |
- |
1 |
3 |
- |
1 |
| College Park Dublin |
3 |
6 |
1 |
122 |
58* |
24.40 |
- |
- |
1 |
54.2 |
19 |
113 |
7 |
16.14 |
4-21 |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
| Glenpark Greenock |
2 |
4 |
- |
45 |
19 |
11.25 |
25.00 |
- |
- |
46 |
15 |
95 |
4 |
23.75 |
2-27 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| Grace Road Leics |
2 |
4 |
1 |
23 |
9 |
7.67 |
- |
- |
- |
45 |
7 |
194 |
4 |
48.50 |
3-82 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Grange CC Raeburn Pl, E |
1 |
2 |
- |
13 |
13 |
6.50 |
- |
- |
- |
38 |
11 |
98 |
6 |
16.33 |
4-57 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Hamilton Cresc.Glasgow |
2 |
3 |
- |
178 |
117 |
59.33 |
46.30 |
1 |
1 |
54 |
10 |
144 |
2 |
72.00 |
1-50 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Mardyke Cork |
2 |
3 |
- |
19 |
8 |
6.33 |
39.47 |
- |
- |
65 |
22 |
117 |
5 |
23.40 |
3-62 |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
| North Inch Perth |
1 |
1 |
- |
31 |
31 |
31.00 |
- |
- |
- |
39 |
7 |
98 |
2 |
49.00 |
2-91 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Ormeau, Belfast |
2 |
3 |
- |
44 |
30 |
14.67 |
- |
- |
- |
71 |
27 |
107 |
7 |
15.29 |
4-23 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| Rathmines Dublin |
1 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
20* |
- |
71.43 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
| Sydney Parade Dublin |
1 |
2 |
- |
2 |
2 |
1.00 |
- |
- |
- |
41 |
21 |
45 |
5 |
9.00 |
5-45 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
| Whitehaugh Paisley |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
8.00 |
- |
- |
- |
48 |
18 |
87 |
5 |
17.40 |
3-49 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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