Andrew Balbirnie

Andrew Balbirnie
Personal information
Full name Andrew Balbirnie
Born (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990
Dublin, Ireland
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm off break
Role Batsman, occasional wicketkeeper
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 1) 11 May 2018 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 35) 5 July 2010 v Scotland
Last ODI 31 August 2018 v Afghanistan
ODI shirt no. 63
T20I debut (cap 35) 19 June 2015 v Scotland
Last T20I 22 August 2018 v Afghanistan
T20I shirt no. 63
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–2015 Middlesex (squad no. 15)
2011–2013 Cardiff MCCU
2013–present Leinster Lightning
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 50 24 73
Runs scored 0 1,246 932 2,100
Batting average 0.00 27.68 30.06 33.33
100s/50s 0/0 2/7 2/3 5/10
Top score 0 105 205* 160*
Balls bowled – 60 603 84
Wickets – 2 13 2
Bowling average – 34.00 18.23 47.50
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0
10 wickets in match – n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling – 1/31 4/23 1/31
Catches/stumpings 1/– 15/– 21/– 22/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 September 2018

Andrew Balbirnie (born 28 December 1990) is an Irish cricketer. Balbirnie is a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper. He was born at Dublin and was educated at St. Andrew's College.[1] He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Ireland's first ever Test match, against Pakistan, in May 2018. In the match he became the first Test cap for Ireland in Test cricket.

Early and domestic career

Balbirnie has represented Ireland at U-19 level, playing nine Youth One Day International's.[2] In 2009, he was part of Ireland's Under-19 World Cup Qualifier winning squad. Victory in this tournament allowed Ireland Under-19's to take part in the 2010 U-19 Cricket World Cup.

On 15 August 2017, he scored his maiden first-class century, when Ireland played the Netherlands in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[3]

He was the leading run-scorer in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Trophy tournament, with 262 runs in six matches.[4] He was also the leading run-scorer for Leinster Lightning in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship, with 302 runs in four matches.[5]

International career

He was later a member of Ireland's 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One winning team. During the tournament, he made his List A debut for Ireland, in what was also his debut One Day International which came against Scotland. He played three further One Day International's during the tournament.[6]

He made his Twenty20 International debut against Scotland on 19 June 2015, although no play was possible due to rain.[7]

In May 2018, he was named in a fourteen-man squad for Ireland's first ever Test match, which was played against Pakistan later the same month.[8][9] He made his Test debut for Ireland, against Pakistan, on 11 May 2018.[10][11] He was dismissed for a pair,[12] therefore becoming the forty-fourth batsman, and first for Ireland, to get a pair on debut in Test cricket.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile: Andrew Balbirnie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2012. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Andrew Balbirnie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2012. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ "Balbirnie ton puts Ireland in command". International Cricket Council. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy, 2018: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, 2018 - Leinster Lightning: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "One-Day International Matches played by Andrew Balbirnie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2012. (Subscription required (help)).
  7. ↑ "Scotland tour of Ireland, 2nd T20I: Ireland v Scotland at Bready, Jun 19, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ireland announce 14-man squad for historic first Test against Pakistan". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Ireland omit George Dockrell for historic first men's Test against Pakistan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Only Test, Pakistan tour of Ireland, England and Scotland at Dublin, May 11-15 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Ireland win toss, opt to bowl in historic Test against Pakistan". Geo TV. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Brave Ireland battling to keep their Test debut alive against Pakistan". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Amir's double strike disrupts Ireland's revival". CricBuzz. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Statistics, Statsguru: Test Matches, Batting Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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