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Full name | Archibald Lynn McQuilken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 30 September 1933 Muckamore, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 16 October 1985 Belfast, Northern Ireland | (aged 52)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1962 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2018 |
Archibald Lynn McQuilken (30 September 1933 – 16 October 1985) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
McQuilken was born at Muckamore in County Antrim in September 1933.[1] An all-rounder for Muckamore Cricket Club, for whom he scored over 10,000 runs and took over a 1,000 wickets,[1] he played two first-class cricket matches for Ireland 1962.[2] His first came against the Combined Services at Belfast, while his second match came against Scotland at Greenock.[2] He took a five-wicket haul on debut, with 5/37;[3] these were his only first-class wickets.[4] He also scored 140 runs across both matches, with a highest score of 42.[5] Outside of cricket his profession was an engineer.[1] He died in a road traffic accident in Belfast in June 1985.[1]