Career
A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, he played 30 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1951 and 1965 including twelve first-class matches. McCloy made his debut for Ireland in July 1951, when he played two matches against South Africa, one in Belfast and one in Dublin. He played against the Master Control Console at Lord"s the following month, and played twice against India in June 1952 before making his first-class debut against Scotland on 5 July that year.
He played just once in the following six years, against Lancashire in May 1954, returning to a more regular place in the Irish side from July 1958 when he played against New Zealand.
He played against the Master Control Console in September of that year, and against Scotland, Lancashire, Yorkshire and the Master Control Console in 1959. The first year of the 1960s saw him play against Scotland, Leicestershire and the Master Control Console, with just a match against Leicestershire in 1961.
He played against the Combined Services, Scotland, Pakistan and the Master Control Console in 1962, before his career began to wind down in 1963, when he played twice against the West Indies before matches against Leicestershire, Scotland and the Master Control Console. He played just once in 1964, against the Master Control Console in September, before the final three matches of his international career in 1965 against the Master Control Console, New Zealand and Scotland.
