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Full name | Andrew Balbirnie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 28 December 1990|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut(cap 2) | 11 May 2018 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 25 July 2024 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut(cap 35) | 5 July 2010 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 7 October 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut(cap 35) | 19 June 2015 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 16 June 2024 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2011–2015 | Middlesex (squad no. 15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Cardiff MCCU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–present | Leinster Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Khulna Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,18 December 2024 |
Andrew Balbirnie (born 28 December 1990) is an Irish cricketer,the current captain of the Ireland cricket team in Test cricket. Balbirnie is a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper. He was born in Dublin and was educated at St. Andrew's College. [1] He was one of the 11 cricketers to play in Ireland's first ever Test match,against Pakistan,in May 2018. In December 2018,he was one of 19 players to be awarded a central contract by Cricket Ireland for the 2019 season. [2] [3]
In November 2019,Balbirnie was named as the captain of Ireland's Test and ODI team,after William Porterfield stepped down. [4] [5] Later the same month,he was also named as the captain of Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) team,replacing Gary Wilson. [6] In January 2020,he was one of 19 players to be awarded a central contract from Cricket Ireland, [7] the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis. [8]
Balbirnie has represented Ireland at U-19 level,playing nine Youth One Day Internationals. [9] In 2009,he captained Ireland's Under-19 World Cup Qualifier winning squad. Victory in the tournament allowed Ireland Under-19's to take part in the 2010 U-19 Cricket World Cup.
On 15 August 2017,Balbirnie scored his maiden first-class century,when Ireland played the Netherlands in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup. [10]
Balbirnie was the leading run-scorer in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Trophy tournament,with 262 runs in six matches. [11] He was also the leading run-scorer for Leinster Lightning in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship,with 302 runs in four matches. [12]
In July 2019,Balbirnie was selected to play for the Dublin Chiefs in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. [13] [14] However,the following month the tournament was cancelled. [15]
Balbirnie was a member of Ireland's 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One winning team. During the tournament,he made his List A debut for Ireland,in what was also his debut One Day International which came against Scotland. He played three further One Day Internationals during the tournament. [16]
In January 2015,Balbirnie was named in Ireland's 15 man squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. [17] [18] [19]
Balbirnie made his Twenty20 International debut against Scotland on 19 June 2015,although no play was possible due to rain. [20]
In February 2016,Balbirnie was named in Ireland's 15 man squad for the 2016 T20 World Cup. [21] [22]
Balbirnie was part of the Ireland A team which toured Bangladesh in October 2017 to play one first-class match and five limited overs matches against the Bangladesh A team. [23]
In May 2018,Balbirnie was named in a 14-man squad for Ireland's first ever Test match,which was played against Pakistan later the same month. [24] [25] He made his Test debut for Ireland,against Pakistan,on 11 May 2018. [26] [27] He was dismissed for a pair, [28] therefore becoming the forty-fourth batsman,and first for Ireland,to get a pair on debut in Test cricket. [29] [30]
In January 2019,Balbirnie was named in Ireland's squad for their one-off Test against Afghanistan in Dehradun,India. [31] [32] In May 2019,in the opening match of the 2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series against the West Indies,Balbirnie played in his 100th international match for Ireland. [33]
In September 2019,Balbirnie was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. [34]
In November 2019,Balbirnie was named as Ireland's all formats captain. [35] [36]
On 10 July 2020,Balbirnie was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against the England cricket team. [37] [38] In the third and final match of the series,which Ireland won by seven wickets,Balbirnie scored his 2,000th run in ODI cricket. [39]
On 13 July 2021,Balbirnie led Ireland to their first ever ODI victory against South Africa. [40] [41] He also made his seventh ODI century in the match,scoring 102 off 117 deliveries before getting dismissed by Kagiso Rabada. [42] [43] [44] In September 2021,Balbirnie was named the captain of Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [45]
On 26 October 2022,Balbirnie scored a T20I half-century,scoring 62 off 47 deliveries to lead Ireland to a victory over England in the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [46]
On 4 July 2023,Balbirnie has stepped down from his captaincy in limited-overs cricket,after Ireland failed to qualify for the 2023 World Cup. [47]
In March 2024,Balbirnie led Ireland to its first win in Test cricket,against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi,scoring an unbeaten half-century in the fourth innings. [48] In May 2024,he was named in Ireland’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [49]
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