Blair Furlong bowler in 1965 achieved a hat-trick for a New Zealand under 23 selection against Canterbury. He is the father of cricketer Campbell Furlong. In the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours, Furlong was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for services to cricket and rugby. Blair Furlong Blair Donald Marie Furlong (born 10 March 1945) is a former New Zealand cricketer and rugby player. At just 18, one year out of Dannevirke High School, Furlong played for Hawke's Bay in their midweek match against the touring 1963 England side. It was an immensely strong Bay side at the time and the game against
Walter Furlong Walter Furlong Walter Furlong (1 September 1893 – 11 December 1973) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was elected on his second attempt, to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1944 general election. He lost his Dáil seat at the 1948 general election, and was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1951 general election. Furlong was a member of Cork City Council and served as Lord Mayor of Cork in 1951. According to his death notice Furlong was in "G" Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Cork Brigade, Old IRA in 1916,