Eddie Ingram

Ingram was educated at Belvedere College in Dublin.[5] He made his debut for the Ireland cricket team against the MCC[2] in a first-class match[6] ten days before his 18th birthday.[1] He continued to play in the Ireland team, mainly playing against the MCC and Scotland in addition to internationals against Australia and New Zealand.[2]

He began playing for Middlesex in 1938, making his debut in a County Championship match against Worcestershire. He was never a regular in the Middlesex side,[6] which allowed him to continue playing for Ireland, his career interrupted only by the Second World War. He played for Ireland against various English county teams, also playing internationals against Scotland, South Africa and India.[2]

His last game for Middlesex came in June 1949 against Glamorgan, and his last first-class match was for Ireland against Scotland in July 1953[6] at the age of 42.[1] This was also his last match overall for Ireland.[2]

In all matches for Ireland, Ingram scored 1628 runs at an average of 20.10, scoring ten half-centuries with a top score of 83 against the MCC in August 1935. He took 151 wickets at an average of 20.12, taking five wickets in an innings seven times, and ten in a match once, with best innings bowling figures of 7/83 against Australia in September 1938.[2] He captained Ireland eight times.[4]

In first-class cricket, he scored 766 runs at an average of 15.01, scoring two fifties with a top score of 64[1] for Ireland[3] against Scotland.[7] He took 79 wickets at an average of 24.00 with best bowling figures of 5/48[1] for Ireland[8] against Scotland.[9] For Middlesex his top score was 28[3] and his best bowling was 3/7.[8]