Bernard Bergin
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Bernard Francis Bergin was an Irish cricket
er. A right-handed batsman, he played twice for Ireland against New Zealand
in September 1937. One of those matches had first-class
status, and was notable for being one of the few first-class matches to begin and end on the same day.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. A right-handed batsman, he played twice for Ireland against New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
in September 1937. One of those matches had first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
status, and was notable for being one of the few first-class matches to begin and end on the same day.