List of Northern Knights first-class players

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Northern Knights was formed in 2013 and became a first-class team in 2017. [1] They played their inaugural first-class match in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship against North West Warriors. Northern Knights are yet to win the Interprovincial Championship, in either it time as a non first-class competition, or with first-class status. In total, 29 players have appeared in first-class cricket for Northern Knights, with James McCollum having played in all 11 first-class fixtures played by Northern Knights.

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McCollum is Northern Knights leading run-scorer in first-class cricket, aggregating 750 runs. Three batsmen have scored a century for Northern Knights in the format: McCollum, James Shannon and Harry Tector. Tector's score of 146, is the highest score by a Northern Knights batsman, while Shannon has the teams best batting average: 61.33. Among the bowlers, South African-born James Cameron-Dow has taken more wickets than any other, claiming 15. McCollum has the best bowling figures in an innings: he claimed five wickets against North West Warriors in a 2018 match, while conceding 32 runs. [2]

Players are initially listed in order of appearance; where players made their debut in the same match, they are initially listed by batting order.

Key

General

  • † – Wicket-keeper
  • First – Year of first-class debut for Northern Knights
  • Last – Year of latest first-class match for Northern Knights
  • Mat – Number of first-class appearances for Northern Knights

Batting

Bowling

Fielding

All statistics correct as of the end of the Irish 2019 cricket season.

List of first-class cricketers

Northern Knights first-class players
No.NameNationalityFirstLastMat Runs HS Avg Balls Wkt BBI Ave Ca St Ref(s)
Batting Bowling Fielding
1 Adam Dennison Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 201720172453611.250–––00 [3] [4]
2 Christopher Dougherty †Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2017201882127415.140–––150 [5]
3 James McCollum Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2017201911750119*46.879655/3212.4010 [6] [7]
4 James Shannon Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 201720186552140*61.335421/79.0020 [8] [9]
5 Shane Getkate Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 20172019103557025.35684134/6233.3800 [10] [11]
6 Nikolai Smith Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 20172018567288.3735382/2517.5010 [12] [13]
7 Greg Thompson Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 201720172753725.000–––10 [14]
8 Lee Nelson Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 201720172321710.6648–––00 [15] [16]
9 Robert McKinley Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2017201739143*22.7522852/3649.3310 [17] [18]
10 Nathan Smith Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2017201854722*7.8363064/3452.5010 [19] [20]
11 Gary Kidd Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 20172018520106.66766133/3629.3030 [21] [22]
12 John Matchett Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 20172018351278.5012–––30 [23] [24]
13 Graeme McCarter Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 20172019511162*27.7559752/3755.2010 [25] [26]
14 Jacob Mulder Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 201720183472211.7527222/3374.5010 [27] [28]
15 Jamie Magowan †Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 201720172313031.000–––30 [29]
16 Marc Ellison Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2018201972256522.500–––60 [30]
17 Harry Tector Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 20182019733014636.66703144/7024.4210 [31] [32]
18 Neil Rock  †Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2018201967922*15.800–––111 [33]
19 James Cameron-Dow Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 20182019710239*20.401,013155/10136.2020 [34] [35]
20 James Magee Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 201820181000.0060–––00 [36] [37]
21 Mark Adair Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2018201961949127.7156573/3341.7150 [38] [39]
22 Phil Eaglestone Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2018201821010*5.0018311/63148.0000 [40] [41]
23 Aaron Wright Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 20182018119189.500–––00 [42]
24 Matthew McCord Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 201820181504650.009011/2241.0010 [43] [44]
25 Gary Wilson  †Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 201920193733624.330–––20 [45]
26 Matthew Foster Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 201920192763.5015642/3822.0000 [46] [47]
27 Murray Commins Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 201920192110.500–––10 [48]
28Josh ManleyFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 20192019121*2.006622/5025.0000 [49] [50]
29 Ruhan Pretorius Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 201920191222.007211/3535.0000 [51] [52]

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