Patrick Henry Pearse Waldron (5 February 1917 – 26 December 2008) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

Paddy Waldron
Personal information
Full name
Patrick Henry Pearse Waldron
Born5 February 1917
Limerick, Ireland
Died26 December 2008(2008-12-26) (aged 91)
Dublin, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946–1947Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 99
Batting average 12.37
100s/50s –/–
Top score 32
Balls bowled 0
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 November 2018

Waldron was born at Limerick in February 1917, and was educated at Catholic University School, Dublin.[1] Obtaining a special dispensation from the Archbishop of Dublin, he attended law lectures at Trinity College.[1] Playing his club cricket in Dublin for Merrion, Waldron made his debut in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Greenock in 1946.[2] He made three further first-class appearances for Ireland, all in 1947. One of these came against Scotland at Cork, while the other two came against Yorkshire and Derbyshire on Ireland's tour of England.[2] Across his four first-class matches, Waldron scored 99 runs at an average of 12.37, with a highest score of 32.[3] After completing his legal studies, he was called to the bar at the King's Inns in 1948 and continued to work as a registrar at the Four Courts.[1] He continued to play club cricket for Merrion until 1953, having debuted for the club in 1936.[1] At the time of his death in 2008, he was the oldest surviving Irish first-class cricketer,[1] having succeeded Noel Mahony following his death in 2006.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Player profile: Patrick Henry Pearse Waldron". CricketEurope. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Paddy Waldron". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Paddy Waldron". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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