List of Ireland Test cricket records

This is a list of Irish Cricket team's Test Cricket records. It is based on the List of Test cricket records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the Irish cricket team.

Listing criteria

In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).

Listing notation

Team Notation

  • (300–3) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no playing time remained.
  • (300–3 d) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets, and declared its innings closed.
  • (300) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.

Batting Notation

  • (100) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was out.
  • (100*) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out.

Bowling Notation

  • (5–100) indicates that a bowler has captured 5 wickets while giving away 100 runs.

Currently playing

  • Record holders who are currently playing Test cricket (i.e. their record details listed could change) are shown in bold

Team records

Matches played (total)

Team1st TestMatchesWonLostDrawnTied% Won
 IrelandMay 2018101000.00
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 May 2018.

Matches played (by country)

TeamOpponent1st TestMatchesWonLostDrawnTied% WonW/L ratio
 Ireland Pakistan2018101000.000.0
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 May 2018.

Batting records

Highest individual score

RankRunsPlayerOppositionVenueSeason
1118Kevin O'Brien PakistanMalahide2018-19
253Stuart Thompson PakistanMalahide2018-19
343Ed Joyce PakistanMalahide2018-09
440Kevin O'Brien PakistanMalahide2018-19
533*Gary Wilson PakistanMalahide2018-19
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 May 2018.

Most career runs

RankRunsPlayerMatchesInningsNOAverage
1158Kevin O'Brien12079.00
256Stuart Thompson12028.00
347Ed Joyce12023.50
445Gary Wilson12145.00
533William Porterfield12016.50
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 May 2018.

Bowling records

Best Bowling In An Innings

RankFiguresPlayerOppositionVenueSeason
14/45Tim Murtagh PakistanMalahide2018-19
23/62Stuart Thompson PakistanMalahide2018-19
32/55Tim Murtagh PakistanMalahide2018-19
42/75Boyd Rankin PakistanMalahide2018-19
51/31Stuart Thompson PakistanMalahide2018-19
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 May 2018.

Most career wickets

RankWicketsPlayerMatchesAverage
16Tim Murtagh116.66
24Stuart Thompson123.25
33Boyd Rankin[1]144.00
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 May 2018.

Fielding records

Most catches in career (non-wicketkeeper)

Rank Catches Player Matches
1 3 Paul Stirling 1
2 2 William Porterfield 1
3 1 Andrew Balbirnie 1
4 1 Ed Joyce 1
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 May 2018.

Partnership records

Highest partnerships for each wicket

Wicket Runs Batsmen Opponent Venue Match date
1st 69 Ed Joyce & William Porterfield Pakistan Malahide 11 May 2018
2nd 0 William Porterfield & Andrew Balbirnie Pakistan Malahide 11 May 2018
3rd 25 William Porterfield & Niall O'Brien Pakistan Malahide 11 May 2018
4th 2 Niall O'Brien & Paul Stirling Pakistan Malahide 11 May 2018
5th 32 Paul Stirling & Kevin O'Brien Pakistan Malahide 11 May 2018
6th 30 Kevin O'Brien & Gary Wilson Pakistan Malahide 11 May 2018
7th 114 Kevin O'Brien & Stuart Thompson Pakistan Malahide 11 May 2018
8th 50 Kevin O'Brien & Tyrone Kane Pakistan Malahide 11 May 2018
9th 34 Gary Wilson & Boyd Rankin Pakistan Malahide 11 May 2018
10th 23 Gary Wilson & Tim Murtagh Pakistan Malahide 11 May 2018
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 15 May 2018.

References

  1. Boyd Rankin had also played one Test for England, taking one wicket. Only his record for Ireland is shown here.
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