Related Research Articles
The Ireland cricket team represents all of Ireland in international cricket. The Irish Cricket Union, operating under the brand Cricket Ireland is the sport's governing body in Ireland, and organises the international team.
Niall John O'Brien is a former Irish cricketer and a cricket commentator. He is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Domestically O'Brien began his professional career with Kent in 2004 before joining Northamptonshire at the start of 2007, spending six seasons there before joining Leicestershire for 2013.
William Boyd Rankin is a former Northern Irish cricketer who played international cricket for Ireland, and briefly also played for England. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He is the brother of fellow cricketer David Rankin.
David Alan Lewis is a former Irish cricketer and rugby union referee. He is also an occasional media commentator on Irish cricket. His father, Ian, and daughters, Robyn and Gaby, have also played cricket for Ireland,
Eric Leslie Kidd was an English-born Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, he played 147 first-class cricket matches, mostly for Middlesex, and played for the Ireland cricket team on six occasions.
David Trent Johnston is an Irish-Australian cricket coach and former player. He was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, and played his early cricket for New South Wales in Australian domestic competitions. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he later moved to Ireland, and made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in 2004. Johnston was subsequently named captain of Ireland, and was a regular fixture in the national team until his retirement in 2013. He coached the Hong Kong national cricket team from 2019 to 2022.
William Thomas Stuart Porterfield is an Irish former cricketer and a former captain of the Ireland cricket team. He played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. A left-handed batsman, he played for Ireland from 2006-2022, and has captained Ireland at all levels from Under-13 and is considered one of the greatest Irish cricketers of all time. During Afghanistan T20I series in March 2017, he passed 1,000 runs in T20Is and became the first player from Ireland to do so. In May 2018, he was named as the captain of Ireland's squad for their first ever Test match, against Pakistan. He announced his retirement from international cricket on 16 June 2022.
William Kyle McCallan, usually known as Kyle McCallan, is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he has played more times for the Ireland cricket team than any other player, more than 40 caps ahead of the next player in the table, the retired Peter Gillespie. Only three players have captained Ireland more times than McCallan, and only Jason Molins has captained them to more wins. He has also played second XI cricket for Derbyshire and Surrey.
Castle Avenue Cricket Ground, also known as Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, is a cricket ground in the suburb of Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland. It is one of two grounds of Clontarf Cricket Club, the other being at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, and is also home to two rugby union pitches belonging to Clontarf FC. The ground is one of only three One Day International grounds on the island of Ireland.
Joseph Desmond Caprani was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman he made his debut for Ireland in June 1948 against Yorkshire and went on to play for them seven times in all, including five first-class matches. His last game was against Scotland in June 1960.
Charles Victor Corry is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team against Scotland in June 1959, and played for them five times in all, his last match also coming against Scotland in July 1966. Four of his matches for Ireland had first-class status.
George Marcus Crothers was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team against Scotland in June 1931 and went on to play for them on 19 occasions, his last match coming in June 1948 against Yorkshire. Ten of his matches for Ireland had first-class status. Crothers captained Ireland once.
Simon Andrew Curley was an Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team against Yorkshire in June 1948 and went on to play for them on eight occasions, his last game against South Africa in July 1951.
Peter Joseph Davy is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in a match against Scotland in August 1995, and went on to play for them 44 times in all, his last match coming against an England amateur team in July 2002.
Edward James Conway Donavon was an Irish cricketer. He made his debut for the Ireland cricket team against South Africa in June 1904 and went on to play for them on four occasions, his last match coming against Yorkshire in May 1907.
Arthur Douglas was an Irish cricketer and Rugby Union player.
Aubrey James Finlay is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played eighteen times for the Ireland cricket team between 1957 and 1965, including nine first-class matches. Aubrey died on 4 April 2016, Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry.
Matthew Jack Leach is an English professional cricketer who plays internationally for the England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket, he represents Somerset. Leach made his Test debut in 2018. He plays as a left-arm orthodox spin bowler.
Craig Alexander Young is an Irish professional cricketer. Young is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. On 26 May 2013, Young made his first-class debut for Ireland against Scotland. He made his One Day International debut against Scotland in September 2014, taking 5 wickets for 45 runs. He made his Twenty20 International debut against Scotland on 18 June 2015.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Cricket Archive profile
- ↑ "Ossie's Dream". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ↑ CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
 | This biographical article related to Irish cricket is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  | This Northern Ireland biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |