Gerald Hartigan
{{short description|South African cricketer}}
{{For|the Australian footballer|Gerry Hartigan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use South African English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Gerald Hartigan
| image = File:Gerald Hartigan.jpg
| caption =
| fullname = Gerald Patrick Desmond Hartigan
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1884|12|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = King William's Town, Cape Colony
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1955|1|7|1884|12|13|df=yes}}
| death_place = Addington, Durban, Natal, South Africa
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium
| club1 = Border
| year1 = {{nowrap|1903/04–1926/27}}
| columns = 2
| column1 = Test
| matches1 = 5
| runs1 = 114
| bat avg1 = 11.40
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 51
| deliveries1 = 252
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 141.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/72
| catches/stumpings1= 0/–
| column2 = First-class
| matches2 = 37
| runs2 = 1,535
| bat avg2 = 29.51
| 100s/50s2 = 3/8
| top score2 = 176*
| deliveries2 = 3,924
| wickets2 = 92
| bowl avg2 = 21.08
| fivefor2 = 4
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 7/44
| catches/stumpings2= 19/–
| international = true
| country = South Africa
| testdebutagainst = Australia
| testdebutdate = 27 May
| testdebutyear = 1912
| lasttestdate = 1 January
| lasttestagainst = England
| lasttestyear = 1914
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/gerald-hartigan-45415 Cricinfo
| date = 14 November
| year = 2022
}}
Gerald Patrick Desmond Hartigan (30 December 1884 – 7 January 1955) was a South African cricketer who played in five Test matches from 1912 to 1914. He also represented South Africa at soccer.
Life and career
Hartigan was born in King William's Town in the Cape Colony, and attended St Aidan's School there.[https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1912/64/index.html "A Chat about Mr Gerald Hartigan"], Cricket, 20 April 1912, pp. 57–58. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his first-class career with Border, taking 92 wickets and scoring three centuries.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/45415.html|title=Player Profile: Gerald Hartigan|publisher=CricInfo|accessdate=10 April 2010}} His highest score of 176 came against Eastern Province in 1910–11.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155504.html|title=Obituary: Gerald Hartigan|work=John Wisden & Co.|publisher=CricInfo|accessdate=10 April 2010}}
Hartigan was one of the most successful batsmen in South African first-class cricket in 1910–11 and 1911–12, scoring 698 runs at an average of 63.45.{{cite web |title=First-class Batting and Fielding in South Africa for 1910/11 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/RSA/1910-11_f_Batting_by_Average.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=22 May 2024}}{{cite web |title=First-class Batting and Fielding in South Africa for 1911/12 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/RSA/1911-12_f_Batting_by_Average.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=22 May 2024}} He was selected to tour England for the 1912 Triangular Tournament. He scored 103 in the innings victory over Worcestershire early in the tour,{{cite web |title=Worcestershire v South Africa 1912 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1910S/1912/RSA_IN_ENG/RSA_WORCS_23-25MAY1912.html |website=Cricinfo |access-date=22 May 2024}} but was otherwise unsuccessful, playing in only two of South Africa's six Tests before fracturing his arm during one match while throwing the ball in from the field. He played in the first three Tests when England toured South Africa in 1913–14, top-scoring with 51 in the first innings of the Second Test.{{cite web |title=2nd Test, Johannesburg, December 26 - 30, 1913, England tour of South Africa |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-south-africa-1913-14-61684/south-africa-vs-england-2nd-test-62517/full-scorecard |website=Cricinfo |access-date=22 May 2024}}
Hartigan also played six matches of soccer for South Africa.Colin Bryden, All-Rounder: The Buster Farrer Story, Aloe Publishing, Kidd's Beach, 2013, p. 45. He toured Argentina with the South African team in 1906, and played at home against England in 1911.[https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1912/20/index.html "South African Cricket"], Cricket, 27 January 1912, pp. 10–12.
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=45415}}
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Category:South Africa Test cricketers
Category:South African cricketers
Category:Cricketers from Qonce
Category:South African men's soccer players