Joey O'Meara

O'Meara was born at Dublin and was educated at Blackrock College.^[1] Overcoming polio as a child, O'Meara would go on to have a successful sporting career.^[2]

Playing his club cricket for Railway Union,^[1] O'Meara made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Derry in 1963.^[3] Batting twice during the match, O'Meara was dismissed without scoring in Ireland's first-innings by Ronald Hogan, while in their second-innings he was dismissed again without scoring by Stuart Wilson. He took a solitary wicket in the match, dismissing Malcolm Ford with his off break bowling in Scotland's second-innings.^[4] He managed the Ireland cricket team for a period.^[2]

O'Meara was more noted as an international hockey player for Ireland,^[1] making 52 appearances.^[2] He later coached the national hockey team.^[2]

He died at Dublin in May 2001.

• Joey O'Meara at ESPNcricinfo