matches for Ireland, Hamilton scored 490 runs at an average of 18.85 and took 95 wickets at an average of 15.12. He scored two half-centuries, took five wickets in an innings seven times and took ten wickets in a match twice. Badminton career Blayney born in Dublin won nine Irish Open titles from 1902-1908. Other sports Hamilton also represented Ireland at field hockey and tennis. Family Blayney came from a famous sporting playing family. His three older brothers all excelled at sports; William Drummond Hamilton represented Ireland at cricket and tennis, Willoughby Hamilton was world ranked number one at tennis at one time and Francis Cole Lowry Hamilton played cricket for Ireland. In addition three of Blayney's children were badminton internationals (Arthur Hamilton, Willoughby Hamilton and Mavis Hamilton). References External links CricketEurope Stats Zone profile Cricket Archive profile Cricinfo profile Irish male badminton players Irish cricketers Irish male field hockey players Irish male tennis players Sportspeople from County Louth 1872 births 1946 deaths 19th-century Irish people 19th-century male tennis players Ireland international men's field hockey players Hamilton family (Ireland)