James Pigot (cricketer)

James Poole Maunsell Pigot (31 January 1901 – 20 July 1980) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

Pigot was born at Dublin to Alice Maud Knox, and her husband, John Henry Pigot, who would serve as president of the Irish Cricket Union from 1925–1928.[1] He studied at Trinity College, Dublin, where he was member of Dublin University Cricket Club. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Dublin University against Northamptonshire at Rushden on their 1924 tour of England.[2] He toured England with the university the following year, playing a further first-class match against Northamptonshire at Northampton.[2] He moved to British India shortly after, playing first-class cricket in January 1926 in the 1925–26 Madras Presidency for the Europeans against the Indians at Madras.[2] He made two further first-class appearances for the Europeans against the same opponents in the 1928–29 Madras Presidency and 1929–30 Madras Presidency.[2] Playing a total of five first-class matches, he scored 67 runs at an average of 8.37, with a highest score of 50.[3] This score came against Northamptonshire in 1925.[4] With his leg break googly bowling, he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 46.00, with best innings figures of 3/71.[3] Pigot was still living in British India during World War II. He was made an emergency commission in the British Indian Army in June 1942.[5] Returning to Ireland at some point after the war, he died at Glenageary in July 1980.[3] His brother, David Pigot, Sr., and nephew, David Pigot, Jr., also played first-class cricket. His great grandfather was the judge David Richard Pigot.