Noel Cameron Mahony was an Irish first-class cricketer, cricket coach and administrator.
12 Facts About Noel Mahony
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Noel Mahony played his club cricket for Dublin University Cricket Club, and during the summer holidays, Cork County.
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Noel Mahony played for Civil Service, but did not remain long at the club.
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Noel Mahony joined Clontarf in 1938, where he would remain playing regular club cricket until 1955, and sporadically until 1963.
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Noel Mahony made his debut in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Glasgow in 1948.
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Noel Mahony played first-class cricket for Ireland until 1954, making a total of five appearances, his last coming against Glamorgan at Margam during Ireland's tour of England and Wales.
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Across his five first-class matches, Noel Mahony scored 116 runs at an average of 11.60, with a highest score of 29.
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Noel Mahony was the first qualified Irish cricket coach, helping to set up a network of cricket coaches across Ireland and later becoming Ireland's first director of coaching.
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Noel Mahony coached the Ireland women's cricket team in their first ever World Cup in 1988.
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Noel Mahony served as president of the Irish Cricket Union in 1979.
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Outside of cricket, Noel Mahony was a capable rugby union player, representing both Cork-based Dolphin and Dublin-based Clontarf.
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Noel Mahony died, two weeks shy of his 94th birthday, in December 2006.