Tom Jameson Tom Ormsby Jameson ( 4 April 1892 in Clonsilla , County Dublin , Ireland – 6 February 1965 in Dun Laoghaire , County Dublin ) was an Irish cricketer . A right - handed batsman and right - arm fast and leg spin bowler , he played just twice for the Ireland cricket team between 1926 and 1928 in first - class matches , but played 124 first - class matches in all mainly for Hampshire and the MCC . Biography . Born in County Dublin , Ireland in 1892 , Jameson was educated at Harrow School , and played against Eton in the notorious Fowler ' s match in 1910 . in Berkshire , England where he played cricket . He made his first - class debut for the MCC against Oxford University in June 1919 , making his Hampshire debut the following month against Yorkshire . He played nine more County Championship matches that year , before playing for the South of England against a touring Australian Forces team . He played just one County Championship match for Hampshire in 1920 , against Surrey in 1920 and also played two first - class matches for the Army , and one for the Combined Services . He played twice for Hampshire in 1921 , also playing first - class cricket for the MCC and the Army , in addition to a match for the Combined Services against Australia before rounding out the year with his first Gentlemen v Players match . His appearances for Hampshire continued to be sporadic throughout 1922 , though he continued with first - class cricket for other sides , again playing for the Army , the MCC and the Combined Services , also playing for the Free Foresters and another Gentlemen v Players match . He played many more times for Hampshire in 1923 , playing seven County Championship matches , also playing for them against Oxford University and Cambridge University . He again played matches for the MCC and the Army this year , including a match for the MCC against the West Indies . He did not play at all for Hampshire in 1924 , playing solely for the MCC , the Army and for a Combined Services , and that winter was selected for a team captained by Lionel Tennyson for a tour of South Africa . He played ten first - class matches on the tour , including three against the South African national side . His performance on this tour seemed to secure him a more regular place in the Hampshire side in 1925 , playing thirteen County Championship matches that year , also playing another Gentlemen v Players match . He was again selected for a touring side that winter , this time for the MCC side touring the West Indies . He played eleven first - class matches on the tour , including three against the West Indies side . However , he again played little for Hampshire the following summer , playing just three County Championship matches before playing his first match for his native Ireland , against Oxford University in June 1926 . He scored 71 in the only Irish innings and took 4 / 140 when bowling . He was again selected for an MCC tour that winter , this time to Argentina . He played four first - class matches against the Argentine national team , scoring 100 runs on the tour . He would not play first - class cricket again until May 1928 when he played for the MCC against the West Indies , followed by a County Championship match for Hampshire against Gloucestershire , a match for the MCC against Wales and a match for Ireland against the West Indies , which was his final match for Ireland . He played three more County Championship matches for Hampshire that year . His career began to wind down in 1929 , though he did play seven County Championship matches for Hampshire that year . He played once for the MCC that year , and twice for them in 1930 . He played just twice for Hampshire that year , against Middlesex and Australia , and played his final game for Hampshire in 1932 , also against Middlesex . He returned to first - class cricket five years later , playing six first - class matches in India for a team captained by Lionel Tennyson . He died in a Dublin Hospital in February 1965 . Statistics . In matches for Ireland , Jameson scored 121 runs at an average of 60 . 50 , with a top score of 71 against Oxford University , his only half - century for Ireland . He took nine wickets at an average of 25 . 78 . In first - class cricket , he scored 4675 runs at an average of 26 . 56 , scoring 5 centuries , with a top score of 133 for SB Joel ' s XI against Orange Free State . He took 252 wickets at an average of 24 . 03 , taking five wickets in an innings eleven times and ten in a match twice , with best innings bowling figures of 7 / 92 for Hampshire against Lancashire . His highest score for Hampshire was 105 not out . Other sports . Jameson was also a fine raquets player , winning the Army singles championship in 1922 , 1923 and 1924 and the doubles championship in 1920 , 1921 and 1922 . He reached the final of the amateur singles championship in 1924 and won the amateur squash championship in 1922 and 1923 .