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| Full name | Adrian Victor Birrell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 December 1960 Grahamstown, Cape Province, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Harry Birrell (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Country Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1997 | Eastern Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1997 | Eastern Province B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,25 March 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adrian Victor "Adi" Birrell (born 8 December 1960 in Grahamstown,Cape Province) is a South African cricket coach and former first class cricketer. A leg break bowler,Birrell took 75 wickets at 30.16 in his career for Eastern Province,before turning to coaching.
He was educated at St Andrew's College in Grahamstown. [1]
He led Ireland in the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup where they reached the Super Eight Stage. In the tournament they beat two Test nations,Bangladesh and Pakistan as well as achieving a tie against Zimbabwe. He stepped down after the World Cup and was replaced as Ireland coach by Phil Simmons,but he continued to coach in Ireland. [2] In 2013 he was appointed assistant national coach for South Africa. [3] On 14 December 2018,Birrell was appointed first team manager at Hampshire County Cricket Club. [4] In September 2025,he announced he would be leaving Hampshire at the end of that year's county season. [5]
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