List of Ireland Test cricketers

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This is a list of Ireland Test cricketers. Ireland were granted full membership and therefore Test status at the International Cricket Council's annual conference held on 22 June 2017, after having been one of the leading associate members for many years. [1] Ireland played their first Test match in May 2018 against Pakistan at the Malahide Cricket Club Ground in Dublin. [2]

Contents

A Test match is an international cricket match between two representative teams that are full members of the ICC. Both teams have two innings, and the match lasts up to five days.

The list is arranged in the order in which each player won his first Test cap. Where more than one player won his first Test cap in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname.

Key

General

  • ‡ – Captain [3]
  • † – Wicket-keeper [4]
  • First – Year of Test debut for Ireland
  • Last – Year of latest Test for Ireland
  • Mat – Number of Test appearances for Ireland

Batting

Bowling

Fielding

Players

Statistics are correct as of 28 July 2024. [5] [6] [7]
Ireland Test cricketers
Cap NameFirstLastMat Runs HS Avg Balls Wkt BBI Ave Ca St Ref(s)
Batting Bowling Fielding
1 William Porterfield  ‡20182019358329.660–––20 [8]
2 Andrew Balbirnie  ‡2018202494019523.5860––90 [9]
3 Ed Joyce 201820181474323.500–––10 [10]
4 Tyrone Kane 20182018114147.001560––00 [11]
5 Tim Murtagh 20182019310954*27.25570135/1316.3800 [12]
6 Kevin O'Brien 20182019325811851.60600––00 [13]
7 Niall O'Brien  †20182018118189.000–––20 [14]
8 Boyd Rankin [lower-alpha 1] 201820192301710.0031872/531.8500 [15]
9 Paul Stirling 20182024735110325.07120––60 [16]
10 Stuart Thompson 201820193645310.66410103/2820.4000 [17]
11 Gary Wilson  †2018201924533*15.000–––60 [18]
12 James Cameron-Dow 2019201914132*41.0014332/9439.3320 [19]
13 George Dockrell 201920232983924.5036932/6377.6600 [20]
14 Andy McBrine 20192024839786*30.531,571216/11843.6120 [21]
15 James McCollum 2019202361993918.090–––20 [22]
16 Stuart Poynter  †201920191110.500–––21 [23]
17 Mark Adair 2019202462208824.44970225/3927.8140 [24]
18 Curtis Campher 20232024629711124.7547462/1364.1610 [25]
19 Murray Commins 202320232651.500–––20 [26]
20 Graham Hume 20232023336147.2030021/85104.5000 [27]
21 Peter Moor [lower-alpha 2] 2023202461677913.910–––20 [28]
22 Harry Tector 2023202463748531.16900––20 [29]
23 Lorcan Tucker  †20232024648010843.630–––162 [30]
24 Ben White 202320233110.5045942/71109.0000 [31]
25 Matthew Humphreys 2023202423827*38.009011/2087.0030 [32]
26 Fionn Hand 202320231874.0011411/113113.0010 [33]
27 Barry McCarthy 202420242653.0036383/4218.8710 [34]
28 Theo van Woerkom 202420241111.0010811/4355.0000 [35]
29 Craig Young 202420242434.0027483/2416.5010 [36]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Boyd Rankin has also played Test cricket for England. Only his record for Ireland is given above.
  2. ↑ Peter Moor has also played Test cricket for Zimbabwe. Only his record for Ireland is given above.

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