John Prior (cricketer)

John Andrew Prior (born 14 June 1960) is a former Irish first-class cricketer.

Prior was born at Dublin in June 1960, where he was educated at Belvedere College.[1] After completing his secondary education, he studied at the National Institute for Higher Education.[1] After finishing his studies, Prior worked as an accountant.[1] Playing his club cricket for Old Belvedere,[1] Prior made his debut in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Dublin in 1981.[2] He made his debut in List A cricket against Sussex in the 1983 NatWest Trophy.[3] He played first-class and List A cricket for Ireland until 1986, making six appearances in first-class cricket and three in List A cricket.[2][3] In first-class cricket, he scored 232 runs at a batting average of 25.77, with a high score of 87.[4] This score, one of two half centuries he made, came against Scotland in 1984.[5] With his medium pace bowling, Prior took 3 wickets with best figures of 2/7.[6] In List A cricket, he scored 53 runs with a high score of 50,[7] which came against Surrey at The Oval in the 1984 NatWest Trophy.[8] His playing career for Ireland came to an end in 1986, and in 1988 he emigrated to Sydney to take up a position with IBM.[1] While in Australia, he played second grade club cricket in Sydney.[1]