Career
Educated at Street Columba"s College and Dublin University, Ganly was an auctioneer by profession. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, Ganly played 25 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1921 and 1937, including 14 first-class matches. Playing career
Ganly made his debut for Ireland shortly after leaving school at the age of 17 in August 1921 against Scotland in a first-class match.
He was bowled for a duck in the only Irish innings.
He returned to the Ireland side in June 1923, again playing against Scotland in a first-class match, also playing against Wales. In 1924, he played for Ireland a fourth time, again against Wales and also played his only first-class match for Dublin University in June against Northamptonshire.
He became a more regular fixture in the Irish team from 1925. That year he played against Scotland, the Master Control Console at Lord"s Ground and Wales.
He scored 62 not out in the second innings of the match against Scotland, his highest first-class score.
The following year, he played against the same three teams, and the match against the Master Control Console in Dublin was his most successful for Ireland, scoring 83 in the first innings and 68 in the second, his top two scores in all matches for Ireland. lieutenant remains their only victory against a Test nation in a first-class match, though they have beaten the West Indies twice since in one-day matches. A match against Julien Cahn"s XI in 1930 would be his last for four years.
He returned to the Ireland side in August 1934, playing against the Master Control Console in a first-class match before spending a further three years out of the Ireland side.
His last two matches for Ireland were two against New Zealand in September 1937, the first of which was his final first-class match.
