James Magee
James Mary Magee (4 September 1872 in Dublin, Ireland – 18 January 1949 in County Wicklow) was an Irish cricketer and rugby union player. Magee was capped in both sports, playing cricket for Ireland and in 1896 he was part of the British Isles team that toured South Africa.
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