Gerald Hartigan

For the Australian footballer, see Gerry Hartigan.

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.

Gerald Hartigan

Personal information
Full name	Gerald Patrick Desmond Hartigan
Born	(1884-12-30)30 December 1884 King William's Town, Cape Colony
Died	7 January 1955(1955-01-07) (aged 70) Addington, Durban, Natal, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut	27 May 1912 v Australia
Last Test	1 January 1914 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1903/04–1926/27	Border
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 5 37 Runs scored 114 1,535 Batting average 11.40 29.51 100s/50s 0/1 3/8 Top score 51 176* Balls bowled 252 3,924 Wickets 1 92 Bowling average 141.00 21.08 5 wickets in innings 0 4 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/72 7/44 Catches/stumpings 0/– 19/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 November 2022

Hartigan was born in King William's Town in the Cape Colony, and attended St Aidan's School there.^[1] 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.^[2] His highest score of 176 came against Eastern Province in 1910–11.^[3]

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.^[4][5] He was selected to tour England for the 1912 Triangular Tournament. He scored 103 in the innings victory over Worcestershire early in the tour,^[6] 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.^[3] 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.^[7]

Hartigan also played six matches of soccer for South Africa.^[8] He toured Argentina with the South African team in 1906, and played at home against England in 1911.^[9]

References

1. "A Chat about Mr Gerald Hartigan", Cricket, 20 April 1912, pp. 57–58.
2. "Player Profile: Gerald Hartigan". CricInfo. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
3. "Obituary: Gerald Hartigan". John Wisden & Co. CricInfo. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
4. "First-class Batting and Fielding in South Africa for 1910/11". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
5. "First-class Batting and Fielding in South Africa for 1911/12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
6. "Worcestershire v South Africa 1912". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
7. "2nd Test, Johannesburg, December 26 - 30, 1913, England tour of South Africa". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
8. Colin Bryden, All-Rounder: The Buster Farrer Story, Aloe Publishing, Kidd's Beach, 2013, p. 45.
9. "South African Cricket", Cricket, 27 January 1912, pp. 10–12.

External links

• Gerald Hartigan at ESPNcricinfo