Gentlemen of Ireland
# Gentlemen of Ireland

The Gentlemen of Ireland was an Irish cricket team which played at first-class level in the early part of the 20th century. The team composed of players who were members of the middle and upper classes, usually products of the Irish public school system. A Gentlemen of Ireland team is first recorded in 1846 playing the Royal Artillery at Barrack Field in Woolwich, England. The Gentlemen of Ireland toured North America in 1879, and repeated the tour in 1888, 1892 and 1909. During the 1909 tour, the team played two first-class matches against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia at Haverford and Germantown. The team was captained by Francis Browning for both these matches, which the Gentlemen of Ireland lost by heavy margins. The team did not appear in any recorded cricket after 1909.

## First-class matches

| Gentlemen of Ireland | 111 all out | 74 all out | Gentlemen of Philadelphia won by an innings and 168 runs |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gentlemen of Ireland | George Morrow 50 Bart King 10/53 (18.1 overs) | William Harrington 27* Ranji Hordern 5/30 (10.1 overs) | Merion Cricket Club Ground, Haverford Umpires: Not known |
| Gentlemen of Philadelphia | 353 all out | | Merion Cricket Club Ground, Haverford Umpires: Not known |
| Gentlemen of Philadelphia | Francis White 118 George Morrow 4/42 (12.2 overs) | | Merion Cricket Club Ground, Haverford Umpires: Not known |
| Gentlemen of Ireland | 78 all out | 68 all out | Gentlemen of Philadelphia won by an innings and 66 runs |
| Gentlemen of Ireland | George Morrow 35 Bart King 7/48 (15 overs) | George Morrow 22 Ranji Hordern 5/16 (11.2 overs) | Germantown Cricket Club Ground, Germantown Umpires: Not known |
| Gentlemen of Philadelphia | 212 all out | | Germantown Cricket Club Ground, Germantown Umpires: Not known |
| Gentlemen of Philadelphia | Bart King 54* William Napper 4/72 (21 overs) | | Germantown Cricket Club Ground, Germantown Umpires: Not known |
