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| Born | 20 April 1999 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut(cap 18) | 4 April 2023 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 6 February 2025 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut(cap 60) | 30 July 2020 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 February 2025 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut(cap 50) | 27 August 2021 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 25 February 2025 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Leinster Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Munster Reds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Chattogram Challengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Rangpur Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025-present | Multan Sultans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Curtis Campher (born 20 April 1999) is a South African-born Irish cricketer who plays for the Ireland cricket team and Munster Reds. [2] Campher made his international debut for Ireland in June 2020. [3] In October 2021,Campher became the first bowler for Ireland to take a hat-trick in a Twenty20 International (T20I) match,going on to take four wickets in four balls,becoming only the third bowler to do so.
Campher has dual citizenship;he held an Irish passport prior to his selection for Ireland, [4] and qualified to play for the Ireland cricket team through his grandmother. [5] [6] He had also played for the South Africa under-19 cricket team in the past. [7] [8]
In February 2020,he was added to the Ireland Wolves team for their tour to Namibia. [9] He made his Twenty20 debut on 21 February 2020,and his List A debut on 26 February 2020,both for Ireland Wolves against Namibia,during their tour to South Africa. [10] [11]
On 10 July 2020,Campher was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the One Day International (ODI) series against the England cricket team. [12] [13] On 28 July 2020,Cricket Ireland named Campher in their 14-man squad for the first ODI of the series. [14] [15] He made his ODI debut for Ireland,against England,on 30 July 2020. [16] Campher top-scored for Ireland in the match with 59 not out, [17] but they went on to lose by six wickets. [18]
In February 2021,Campher was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh. [19] [20] Campher made his first-class debut on 26 February 2021,for Ireland Wolves against the Bangladesh Emerging team. [21]
In August 2021,Campher was named in Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe. [22] Campher made his T20I debut on 27 August 2021,for Ireland against Zimbabwe. [23] In September 2021,Campher was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [24] On 18 October 2021,in Ireland's first match of the T20 World Cup,against the Netherlands,Campher became the first bowler for Ireland to take a hat-trick in T20I cricket. [25] Campher also became the third bowler,after Lasith Malinga and Rashid Khan,to take four wickets in four balls in a T20I match. [26]
He was named in Ireland's Test squad for their tours of Bangladesh in March 2023 and Sri Lanka in April 2023. [27] [28] He was also named in the T20I and ODI squads for the tours. [29] He made his Test debut for Ireland against Bangladesh,on 4 April 2023. [30] On 25 April 2023,he scored his maiden century in Test cricket during the first Test against Sri Lanka, [31] becoming the only fourth Irishman to score a century in the format. [32]
In May 2024,he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [33]
Campher signed a short-term deal to play white ball cricket for Gloucestershire in August 2024. [34]
On 10 July 2025,playing for Munster Reds in the Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy against the North-West Warriors,Campher became the first player to take five wickets in five balls in a men's professional match. [35] [36]
In August 2025,Campher signed a short-term contract with Essex to play three matches for the club in the One-Day Cup. [37] He scored 123 not out off 68 balls on his debut against Surrey. [38]
