Alphonsus James Linehan (20 April 1940 – 25 June 2019) was an Irish cricketer.
[1][2] A right-handed batsman,[3] he played eleven times for the Ireland cricket team between 1971 and 1975[4] including two first-class matches against Scotland.
[4] He played a match for Ireland against Canada at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club in September 1973, before four games in 1974; against the Netherlands, the MCC, Scotland and Wales.
[5] He played against the MCC at Lord's in June 1975, before his final match for Ireland, against Denmark in Ringsted the following month.
[4] In all matches for Ireland, Linehan scored 262 runs at an average of 15.41, with a top score of 61 not out against Denmark in his second match, his only half-century for Ireland.