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Born | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | 2 January 2002|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm Medium Fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowling All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut(cap 73) | 21 May 2025 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 25 May 2025 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Only T20I(cap 61) | 15 June 2025 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Munster Reds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,25 May 2025 |
Liam McCarthy (born 2 January 2002) is a South African-born Irish cricketer,currently playing for Munster Reds in domestic cricket. He plays club cricket for Railway Union where he is the club captain. [1]
Originally from Johannesburg,McCarthy came to Ireland in 2021 to play for Railway Union. He has Irish heritage through both his great-grandmother and great-grandfather. [2]
He was called up to the Munster Reds squad for an Interprovincial T20 round in Comber in September 2021. [2] He made his T20 debut on 17 September against Northern Knights. [3]
He would go on to make his List A debut for Munster on 5 May 2022 against the Knights. [4] He took 3 wickets in the 2022 List A season [5] and 2 in the T20 competition. [6]
McCarthy enjoyed a much improved 2023,finishing as the joint top wicket taker in the Interprovincial Cup with 15 dismissals. [7] He also took 6 wickets in T20s. [8] In a List A match against North West Warriors on 4 September he took his first career five-wicket haul,returning figures of 5/16. [9]
McCarthy received a call-up to the Emerging Ireland squad to tour the West Indies in November 2023. [10] He played two List A games on the tour before making his first-class debut against West Indies Academy on 2 December. [11]
In March 2024 he was named in the Ireland Wolves squad for their tour of Nepal. [12]
McCarthy was named in the Ireland squad to play the West Indies at home in a One Day International series in May 2025. [13] He made his debut for the team in the opening match of the series on 21 May 2025. [14]