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.
  • (300/3d) 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
 Ireland11 May 2018303000.00
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 14 August 2019.

Matches played (by country)

TeamOpponent1st TestMatchesWonLostDrawnTied% WonW/L ratio
 Ireland Afghanistan15 March 2019101000.000.0
 England24 July 2019101000.000.0
 Pakistan11 May 2018101000.000.0
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 14 August 2019.

Highest team totals

RankTotalOppositionVenueSeason
1339 PakistanDublin (Malahide)2018
2288 AfghanistanDehradun2018–19
3207 EnglandLondon (Lord's)2019
4172 AfghanistanDehradun2018–19
5130 PakistanDublin (Malahide)2018
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 14 August 2019.

Batting records

Highest individual score

RankRunsPlayerOppositionVenueSeason
1118Kevin O'Brien PakistanDublin (Malahide)2018
282Andrew Balbirnie AfghanistanDehradun2018–2019
356Kevin O'Brien AfghanistanDehradun2018–19
455Andrew Balbirnie EnglandLondon (Lord's)2019
554*Tim Murtagh AfghanistanDehradun2018–19
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 14 August 2019.

Most career runs

RankRunsPlayerMatchesInningsNOAverage
1258Kevin O'Brien36151.60
2146Andrew Balbirnie36024.33
3109Tim Murtagh36227.25
4104Paul Stirling36017.33
573James McCollum24018.25
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 14 August 2019.

Bowling records

Best Bowling In An Innings

RankFiguresPlayerOppositionVenueSeason
15/13Tim Murtagh EnglandLondon (Lord's)2019
24/45Tim Murtagh PakistanDublin (Malahide)2018
33/28Stuart Thompson AfghanistanDehradun2018–19
43/32Mark Adair EnglandLondon (Lord's)2019
53/62Stuart Thompson PakistanDublin (Malahide)2018
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 14 August 2019.

Most career wickets

RankWicketsPlayerMatchesAverage
113Tim Murtagh316.38
210Stuart Thompson320.40
37Boyd Rankin[1]231.85
46Mark Adair116.33
53James Cameron-Dow139.33
Andy McBrine253.00
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 14 August 2019.

Fielding records

Most catches in career (non-wicketkeeper)

Rank Catches Player Matches
1 3 Paul Stirling 2
2 2 James Cameron-Dow 1
Andrew Balbirnie 2
William Porterfield 2
5 1 Ed Joyce 1
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 18 March 2019.

Partnership records

Highest partnerships for each wicket

Wicket Runs Batsmen Opponent Venue Match date
1st 69 Ed Joyce & William Porterfield  Pakistan Dublin (Malahide) 11 May 2018
2nd 33 Paul Stirling & Andrew Balbirnie  Afghanistan Dehradun 15 March 2019
3rd 104 Andrew Balbirnie & James McCollum  Afghanistan Dehradun 15 March 2019
4th 14 James McCollum & Kevin O'Brien  Afghanistan Dehradun 15 March 2019
5th 32 Paul Stirling & Kevin O'Brien  Pakistan Dublin (Malahide) 11 May 2018
6th 30 Kevin O'Brien & Gary Wilson  Pakistan Dublin (Malahide) 11 May 2018
7th 114 Kevin O'Brien & Stuart Thompson  Pakistan Dublin (Malahide) 11 May 2018
8th 50 Kevin O'Brien & Tyrone Kane  Pakistan Dublin (Malahide) 11 May 2018
9th 34 Gary Wilson & Boyd Rankin  Pakistan Dublin (Malahide) 11 May 2018
10th 87 George Dockrell & Tim Murtagh  Afghanistan Dehradun 15 March 2019
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 18 March 2019.

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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