Oli Hairs

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Oli Hairs
Personal information
Full name
Oliver James Hairs
Born (1991-04-14) 14 April 1991 (age 32)
Redhill, Surrey, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  44)1 July 2010 v  Netherlands
Last ODI9 July 2010 v  Afghanistan
T20I debut(cap  50)16 September 2019 v  Netherlands
Last T20I28 July 2023 v  Ireland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches520820
Runs scored68392130392
Batting average 13.6023.0516.2523.05
100s/50s0/01/10/01/1
Top score27127* 27127*
Catches/stumpings 0/–4/–0/–4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 February 2024

Oliver James Hairs (born 14 April 1991) is a Scottish cricketer. He has played for the Scotland national cricket team since 2010, as a left-handed batsman.

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Personal life

Hairs was born on 14 April 1991 in Redhill, Surrey, England. [1] He attended Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh, Scotland. [2]

Domestic and franchise career

Hairs played his early club cricket for The Grange Club in Edinburgh. [3] He also played for the Eastern Knights in the Regional Pro Series. [4]

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. [5] [6] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled. [7]

International career

Hairs made his One Day International (ODI) debut against the Netherlands in 2010. [1] In June 2019, he was selected to represent Scotland A in their tour to Ireland to play the Ireland Wolves. [8] He made his Twenty20 debut for Scotland A against the Ireland Wolves on 9 June 2019. [9]

In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019–20 Ireland Tri-Nation Series and the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. [10] He made his T20I debut for Scotland, against the Netherlands, on 16 September 2019. [11] In September 2021, Hairs was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Skipper is adamant that Grange's rising star must be nurtured". The Scotsman. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Cricket Scotland: Two new faces in Scotland Men's squad for Nepal". CricExec. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Clayden, Robert (2019). "Cricket's Associate Nation Conundrum". Sports Gazette. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Scotland A Squad Selected for Ireland Trip". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "1st unofficial T20I, Scotland A tour of Ireland at Wicklow, Jun 9 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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