William Coffey (cricketer)

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William Coffey
Personal information
Full name
William Loftus Coffey
Born7 October 1885 [1]
Dublin, Ireland
DiedUnknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches1
Runs scored4
Batting average 2.00
100s/50s0/0
Top score4
Balls bowled90
Wickets 3
Bowling average 13.33
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling3/40
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 January 2022

William Loftus Coffey (born 7 October 1885) was an Irish cricketer. [2] He made his debut for Ireland in a match against a team representing New York City in September 1909. [3] Later that month, he played his second and final [3] match for Ireland, playing a first-class match against Philadelphia, which was his only first-class match. [4]

Coffey immigrated to the United States in 1909 and became a U.S. citizen in 1919. [5]

References

  1. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007
  2. Cricket Archive profile
  3. 1 2 CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
  4. First-class matches played by William Coffey at Cricket Archive
  5. New York, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1882-1944