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. He also represented South Africa at soccer.

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

Life and career

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