Dallas Moir
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Dallas Moir was a Maltese
-born Scottish
cricket
er who played first class cricket for Scotland in 1980 and 1986 and for Derbyshire
between 1981 and 1985.
Moir played for Scotland B in 1978 and in 1980 played several games for Scotland including a first class match against Ireland and one-day events. Also in 1980 he made his Second XI debut for Warwickshire
. He joined Derbyshire in the 1981 season
playing mainly in the second XI, but played three first class matches.
In the 1982 season, Moir played regularly for Derbyshire first team, where he stayed for three years. His sole century innings came against Warwickshire in July 1984. He finished playing for Derbyshire at the end of 1985 but represented Scotland again in 1986, his first class match being in an innings victory against Ireland
.
Moir was a right-handed batsman and played 87 innings in 73 first class matches with an average of 15.42 and a top score of 107. He played 32 innings in 38 one-day matches. He was a slow left-arm bowler and took 206 first class wickets with an average of 32.98 and a best performance of 6 for 60. He took a further 22 wickets in the one day competitions.
Moir's twin brother, Jeremy, played first-class cricket for Scotland in the NatWest Trophy and the Benson and Hedges Cup between 1989 and 1992.
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
-born Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
cricket
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 who played first class cricket for Scotland in 1980 and 1986 and for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
between 1981 and 1985.
Moir played for Scotland B in 1978 and in 1980 played several games for Scotland including a first class match against Ireland and one-day events. Also in 1980 he made his Second XI debut for Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
. He joined Derbyshire in the 1981 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1981
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1981 represents cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and ten years. It was the season when they won National Westminster Bank Trophy. They won ten matches in the John Player League to finish fourth...
playing mainly in the second XI, but played three first class matches.
In the 1982 season, Moir played regularly for Derbyshire first team, where he stayed for three years. His sole century innings came against Warwickshire in July 1984. He finished playing for Derbyshire at the end of 1985 but represented Scotland again in 1986, his first class match being in an innings victory against Ireland
Irish cricket team
The Ireland cricket team is the cricket team representing all of Ireland. Because of political difficulties, the Irish Cricket Union was not elected to the International Cricket Council until 1993, and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2007. The Irish Cricket Union is the...
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Moir was a right-handed batsman and played 87 innings in 73 first class matches with an average of 15.42 and a top score of 107. He played 32 innings in 38 one-day matches. He was a slow left-arm bowler and took 206 first class wickets with an average of 32.98 and a best performance of 6 for 60. He took a further 22 wickets in the one day competitions.
Moir's twin brother, Jeremy, played first-class cricket for Scotland in the NatWest Trophy and the Benson and Hedges Cup between 1989 and 1992.