Joey O'Meara

Joseph Anthony O'Meara was an Irish first-class cricketer and field hockey international.

Life

O'Meara was born at Dublin and was educated at Blackrock College. Overcoming polio as a child, O'Meara would go on to have a successful sporting career.
Playing his club cricket for Railway Union, O'Meara made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Derry in 1963. Batting twice during the match, O'Meara was dismissed without scoring in Ireland's first-innings by Ronald Hogan, while in their second-innings he was dismissed again without scoring by Stuart Wilson. He took a solitary wicket in the match, dismissing Malcolm Ford with his off break bowling in Scotland's second-innings. He managed the Ireland cricket team for a period.
O'Meara was more noted as an international hockey player for [Ireland men's national field field hockey|hockey team|Ireland], making 52 appearances. He later coached the national hockey team.
He died at Dublin in May 2001.