List of Ireland ODI cricketers

Gary Wilson, who has kept wicket for Ireland in ODIs, keeping wicket against Essex.

Since their first match in 2006, 52 players have represented Ireland in One Day Internationals (ODIs).^[1] A One Day International is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each having ODI status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC). An ODI differs from Test matches in that the number of overs per team is limited, and that each team has only one innings. Where more than one player won his first ODI cap in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname.

Ireland have played 139 ODIs, resulting in 61 victories, 68 defeats, 7 no results, and 3 ties.^[2] Ireland played their maiden ODI on 13 June 2006 against England.^[3] Ireland lost by 38 runs, although the match drew interest and was played in front a full capacity crowd at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast.^[4] By reaching the final of the 2005 ICC Trophy,^[5] Ireland qualified for the 2007 World Cup, where they progressed to the super eights by beating Pakistan and made a tie against Zimbabwe – In the second round-robin stage of the tournament – managed victory against Bangladesh. Ireland's performance, which took pundits by surprise, propelled them to 10th place in the ICC ODI rankings, ahead of Zimbabwe and Kenya.^[6][7] Ireland is one of two associate nations to be part of the rankings; associates are the next level of team below those that play Test cricket.^[6]

Irish cricket has experienced a migration of some of its players to the English county cricket system, where teams representing 18 of the traditional counties of England compete. Players such as Ed Joyce – who has played ODI cricket for England – have left Ireland to take up cricket as a profession in England, something that is not possible in Ireland as there is no professional infrastructure. On occasion, some of Ireland's players – notably captain William Porterfield (Gloucestershire), batsman Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), wicket-keeper Niall O'Brien (Northamptonshire), and bowler Boyd Rankin (Warwickshire) – have been unavailable to play due to commitments to their county side, weakening the national side. Some players, such as Morgan, went on to qualify for England.^[8] Ireland, having won a hat-trick of ICC Intercontinental Cup titles since 2005,^[9] have been labelled the "leading associate".^[10]

Jeremy Bray scored Ireland's first ODI century on 30 January 2007 in a match against Scotland. Bray later scored Ireland's maiden World Cup century when he struck 115 not out against Zimbabwe on 15 March 2007. The highest score in ODIs for Ireland is 177, scored by Paul Stirling against Canada on 7 September 2010.^[11] The record for best bowling figures in an innings for Ireland in ODIs also belongs to Paul Stirling, who took 6/55 against Afghanistan on 17 March 2017.^[12] William Porterfield is Ireland's leading run scorer with 3,722 runs and Kevin O'Brien is the country's leading wicket-taker with 112 wickets.

Key

Players

Statistics are correct as of Ireland's most recent ODI, against Afghanistan, on 31 August 2018.^[1][15][16]

Ireland ODI cricketers

Cap	Name	First	Last	Mat	Runs	HS	Avg	Balls	Wkt	BBI	Ave	Ca	St	Ref(s)
					Batting			Bowling				Fielding
01	Andre Botha	2006	2011	42	666	56	19.58	1,560	42	4/19	7001270000000000000♠27.00	11	0	[17]
02	Jeremy Bray	2006	2007	15	401	116	28.64	0	–	–	–	6	0	[18]
03	Peter Gillespie	2006	2007	5	2	2	0.50	0	–	–	–	0	0	[19]
04	Trent Johnston	2006	2013	67	743	45*	19.55	2,930	66	5/14	7001320400000000000♠32.04	25	0	[20]
05	Dominick Joyce	2006	2007	3	29	18	9.66	0	–	–	–	1	0	[21]
06	Dave Langford-Smith	2006	2008	22	142	31*	15.77	942	25	3/32	7001318800000000000♠31.88	5	0	[22]
07	Kyle McCallan	2006	2009	39	361	50*	20.05	1,804	39	4/30	7001309700000000000♠30.97	4	0	[23]
08	John Mooney	2006	2015	60	951	96	24.38	1,680	45	4/27	7001340000000000000♠34.00	19	0	[24]
09	Paul Mooney	2006	2007	4	12	11*	12.00	87	0	–	–	2	0	[25]
10	Kevin O'Brien	2006	2018	128	3,172	142	31.09	4,089	112	4/13	7001319100000000000♠31.91	55	0	[26]
11	Andrew White	2006	2014	61	776	79	18.04	869	25	4/44	7001275200000000000♠27.52	21	0	[27]
12	Eoin Morgan	2006	2009	23	744	115	35.42	0	–	–	–	9	0	[notes 1][28]
13	Niall O'Brien	2006	2018	103	2,581	109	28.05	0	–	–	–	90	14	[29]
14	William Porterfield	2006	2018	122	3,722	139	31.81	0	–	–	–	57	0	[30]
15	Kenny Carroll	2007	2007	6	70	28*	11.66	6	0	–	–	4	0	[31]
16	Boyd Rankin	2007	2018	53	60	18*	6.00	2,616	74	4/15	7001279300000000000♠27.93	15	0	[notes 2][32]
17	Thinus Fourie	2007	2008	7	42	19*	21.00	179	1	1/33	7002128000000000000♠128.00	1	0	[33]
18	Roger Whelan	2007	2007	2	5	5	2.50	90	2	1/43	7001495000000000000♠49.50	0	0	[34]
19	Gary Wilson	2007	2018	99	1,974	113	24.07	0	–	–	–	66	10	[35]
20	Alex Cusack	2007	2015	58	745	71	22.57	1,953	63	5/20	7001239600000000000♠23.96	18	0	[36]
21	Gary Kidd	2007	2008	6	15	15	15.00	216	1	1/27	7002172000000000000♠172.00	1	0	[37]
22	Reinhardt Strydom	2008	2008	9	83	37	13.83	48	1	1/63	7001630000000000000♠63.00	3	0	[38]
23	Greg Thompson	2008	2008	3	2	2	1.00	72	1	1/35	7001730000000000000♠73.00	1	0	[39]
24	Peter Connell	2008	2010	13	40	22*	20.00	564	13	3/68	7001398400000000000♠39.84	1	0	[40]
25	Phil Eaglestone	2008	2008	1	4	4	4.00	42	1	1/60	7001600000000000000♠60.00	0	0	[41]
26	Ryan Haire	2008	2008	2	56	54	28.00	0	–	–	–	1	0	[42]
27	Andrew Poynter	2008	2014	19	255	78	19.61	0	–	–	–	9	0	[43]
28	Paul Stirling	2008	2018	100	3,346	177	34.85	2,308	40	6/55	7001460200000000000♠46.02	39	0	[44]
29	Regan West	2008	2009	10	61	29*	30.50	447	9	4/26	7001310000000000000♠31.00	4	0	[45]
30	Andrew Britton	2009	2009	1	–	–	–	36	0	–	–	0	0	[46]
31	George Dockrell	2010	2018	77	436	62*	16.14	3,788	81	4/24	7001358800000000000♠35.88	32	0	[47]
32	James Hall	2010	2010	3	28	15	9.33	0	–	–	–	0	0	[48]
33	Nigel Jones	2010	2011	14	74	25*	14.80	369	10	2/19	7001234000000000000♠23.40	7	0	[49]
34	Rory McCann	2010	2010	8	44	18	11.00	0	–	–	–	9	0	[50]
35	Andrew Balbirnie	2010	2018	50	1,246	105	27.68	60	2	1/26	7001340000000000000♠34.00	15	0	[51]
36	Albert van der Merwe	2010	2011	9	15	8	3.75	432	11	5/49	7001293600000000000♠29.36	1	0	[52]
37	Ed Joyce	2011	2018	61	2,151	160*	41.36	0	–	–	–	21	0	[notes 3][53]
38	Tim Murtagh	2012	2018	45	161	23*	8.05	2,310	58	4/30	7001297400000000000♠29.74	13	0	[54]
39	James Shannon	2013	2013	1	2	2	2.00	0	–	–	–	0	0	[55]
40	Max Sorensen	2013	2016	13	125	31	20.83	543	16	4/40	7001325000000000000♠32.50	3	0	[56]
41	Eddie Richardson	2013	2013	2	12	12	12.00	66	2	2/39	7001270000000000000♠27.00	0	0	[57]
42	Stuart Thompson	2013	2017	20	228	39	16.28	559	12	2/17	7001408300000000000♠40.83	8	0	[58]
43	John Anderson	2014	2016	8	151	39	18.87	30	0	–	–	3	0	[59]
44	Andy McBrine	2014	2018	33	241	79	20.08	1,607	33	3/38	7001367200000000000♠36.72	16	0	[60]
45	Stuart Poynter	2014	2018	16	170	36	15.45	0	–	–	–	17	0	[61]
46	Craig Young	2014	2017	13	20	11*	5.00	657	27	5/54	7001208500000000000♠20.85	2	0	[62]
47	Graeme McCarter	2014	2014	1	1	1*	–	48	0	–	–	0	0	[63]
48	Peter Chase	2015	2018	25	35	14	3.50	1,238	34	3/33	7001398800000000000♠39.88	5	0	[64]
49	Barry McCarthy	2016	2018	23	82	16*	7.45	1,194	47	5/46	7001245900000000000♠24.59	8	0	[65]
50	Sean Terry	2016	2016	5	32	16	6.40	0	–	–	–	2	0	[66]
51	Jacob Mulder	2017	2017	4	15	15*	–	186	5	3/57	7001310000000000000♠31.00	1	0	[67]
52	Simi Singh	2017	2018	10	151	45	16.77	360	9	3/15	7001261100000000000♠26.11	5	0	[68]

Captains

In 2006 all-rounder Trent Johnston became Ireland's first ODI captain.^[3] He stepped down as captain in early 2008 and took a break from cricket as he was struggling with injury problems.^[69] William Porterfield succeeded Johnston as Ireland's full-time captain in April 2008.^[70] On occasions when Porterfield has been unavailable, sometimes due to commitments with his county side, Kyle McCallan and Kevin O'Brien have filled the role of captain.^[71]

See also

• List of Irish first-class cricketers
• List of Ireland Test cricketers
• List of Ireland T20I cricketers

Notes

References

External links

• Searchable database of International Cricketers (filtered by country) (Howstat)
• List of Ireland ODI Caps and debuts (Cricinfo)