Adrian McCoubrey

McCoubrey first represented Ireland at Under-19 level, when he played in the 1999 European Under-19 Championship.[6] He made his debut for the senior side in August of that year, playing against Scotland[2] in a first-class match.[3] His second match for Ireland was in May 2000 when he played against the MCC, prior to an appearance in the European Championship that year.[7] He also played a first-class match against Scotland before the year was out.[3]

In 2001, he travelled with the Irish side to Canada to play in the 2001 ICC Trophy.[8] Later in the year, he played against Australia[2] before playing in the Triple Crown Tournament.[9] This was followed by his first two List A matches, playing against Wiltshire and the Hampshire Cricket Board in the C & G Trophy.[4]

He played a C & G Trophy match against Nottinghamshire in May 2002,[4] before playing in the European Championship that year.[10] This was followed by a C & G Trophy match against Berkshire,[4] shortly before he signed with Essex.[11]

He made his debut for Essex in a national league match against Yorkshire on 5 May 2003, also playing in the same competition against Gloucestershire in July that year.[4] He played two County Championship matches, against Leicestershire and Kent, the same month.[3] He returned to the Ireland side in September that year for two matches against Denmark.[2]

He was a regular member of the Essex side in the early part of the 2004 English cricket season, playing against Cambridge UCCE, in five County Championship matches[3] and a National League match against Hampshire,[4] but he did not play for Essex again after this point, and returned to playing regularly for Ireland, playing against the West Indies and Bangladesh in 2004.[2]

Following matches against Loughborough UCCE, Warwickshire[2] and a C & G Trophy match against Yorkshire,[4] McCoubrey was named in the Ireland squad for the 2005 ICC Trophy, which was hosted in Ireland.[12] He played four matches in the tournament,[8] and played in four matches in that year's Intercontinental Cup, including the final against Kenya which Ireland won.[3]

In 2006, he played three matches for Ireland in the newly restructured C & G Trophy; against Hampshire, Gloucestershire and Glamorgan,[4] which are his last matches for Ireland to date.[2]

In all matches for Ireland, McCoubrey has scored 53 runs at an average of 4.42, with a top score of 11 against Berkshire in August 2002,[2] also his top List A score.[1] He has taken 52 wickets at an average of 26.92, with best innings bowling figures of 4/17 against Scotland in August 2005[2] also his best first-class bowling performance.[1] In first-class cricket his top score is 8 not out[1] for Ireland[13] against Scotland.[14] In List A cricket, his best bowling performance is 3/19[1] for Ireland[15] against Uganda.[16]