Eddie Bushe
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Edwin Alexander "Eddie" Bushe (born 11 April 1951 in County Armagh
) is a former Irish cricket
er. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper
, he made his debut for Ireland in July 1979 against Scotland
. He went on to play for Ireland on six occasions, his last match also against Scotland in August 1980. Two of his matches had first-class
status.
County Armagh
-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...
) is a former Irish 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. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
, he made his debut for Ireland in July 1979 against Scotland
Scottish cricket team
The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...
. He went on to play for Ireland on six occasions, his last match also against Scotland in August 1980. Two of his 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.