Slow left-armer Dermott Monteith was a 38-year-old veteran of Irish cricket when he was called upon by Middlesex as cover for the 1981 season. He proved more than capable at county level, taking 24 wickets in eight Championship appearances with a best of 5 for 60 against Essex. He was an ever-present in the Ireland side for two decades from the mid 1960s, taking 326 wickets, including 47 in five matches in 1971 - both records likely to remain. He subsequently became a leading administrator and a national selector. By the time he died, aged 66, he was already a legend of Irish cricket.
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Dermott Monteith Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	Ct	St
FC	28	39	5	530	95	15.58	0	2	23	0
List A	7	4	0	40	22	10.00	0	0	0	0

Bowling

Format	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
FC	28	5597	1941	94	7/38	-	20.64	2.08	59.5	-	7	1
List A	7	392	217	5	1/21	1/21	43.40	3.32	78.4	0	0	0

Recent Matches of Dermott Monteith

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
Ireland vs Surrey	--	1/37	04-Jul-1984	The Oval	List A
Ireland vs West Indians	0	0/132	21-Jun-1984	Dublin	OTHER
Ireland vs Sussex	22	1/32	29-Jun-1983	Dublin	List A
Ireland vs Northants	8	0/23	03-Jul-1982	Northampton	List A
Ireland vs Middlesex	0	0/32	02-Jul-1980	Lord's	List A

Debut/Last Matches of Dermott Monteith

FC Matches

Span

1965 - 1984

List A Matches

Span

1980 - 1984

News and Features about Dermott Monteith

Irish legend Dermott Monteith dies aged 66

Dermott Monteith, Ireland's all-time highest wicket-taker, has died at the age of 66.

06-Dec-2009•Cricinfo staff