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Niall O'Brien
Ireland
Player profile
Full name Niall John O'Brien
Born November 8, 1981, Dublin
Current age 26 years 286 days
Major teams Ireland, Ireland Under-19s, Kent, Northamptonshire
Nickname Paddy
Batting style Left-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height
5 ft 7 in
Education Marian College Dublin
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| ODIs |
26 |
26 |
1 |
674 |
72 |
26.96 |
1018 |
66.20 |
0 |
7 |
60 |
3 |
21 |
5 |
| T20Is |
4 |
3 |
0 |
38 |
22 |
12.66 |
71 |
53.52 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| First-class |
62 |
89 |
12 |
2564 |
176 |
33.29 |
4425 |
57.94 |
5 |
12 |
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177 |
22 |
| List A |
80 |
59 |
5 |
1258 |
95 |
23.29 |
1806 |
69.65 |
0 |
9 |
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64 |
21 |
| Twenty20 |
35 |
25 |
7 |
314 |
69 |
17.44 |
271 |
115.86 |
0 |
1 |
35 |
7 |
13 |
8 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| ODIs |
26 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| T20Is |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| First-class |
62 |
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3 |
4 |
1 |
1/4 |
1/4 |
4.00 |
8.00 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| List A |
80 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Twenty20 |
35 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Career statistics
| ODI debut |
Scotland v Ireland at Ayr, Aug 5, 2006 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Ireland v Scotland at Dublin, Jul 31, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| T20I debut |
Ireland v Scotland at Belfast, Aug 2, 2008 scorecard |
| Last T20I |
Ireland v Netherlands at Belfast, Aug 5, 2008 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
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| First-class debut |
2004 |
| Last First-class |
Warwickshire v Northamptonshire at Birmingham, Aug 7-10, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
2003 |
| Last List A |
Surrey v Northamptonshire at The Oval, Aug 17, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Kent v Middlesex at Maidstone, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Ireland v Netherlands at Belfast, Aug 5, 2008 scorecard |
A confident character and batsman, his combative nature earned him a one-match ban after an outburst at officials during an Intercontinental Cup game with Scotland. He also managed to incense Brian Lara when Ireland defeated the West Indies in 2004, in which he made 58. He was understudy to Geraint Jones at Kent for the 2006 season but Jones losing his England place had a knock-on effect and saw Niall released by the county. A revelation for Ireland in the 2007 World Cup, though, with two fifties and impressing with a remarkable composure for someone so inexperienced at international level. His calm, steady 72 helped Ireland pull of the biggest shock in World Cup history when they beat Pakistan, and a 63 against England underlined his ability, not to mention pluck. He joined the growing number of Ireland players in England for the 2007 season, signing for Northamptonshire.
Alan Curr April 2007
Jul 0, 2008 |
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A chart detailing the order of merit of England's eligible wicketkeepers, from The Wisden Cricketer magazine
© The Wisden Cricketer |
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Mar 8, 2008 |
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Niall O'Brien whips one over the on side during his 174
© Emirates |
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Mar 7, 2008 |
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Niall O'Brien plays a defensive stroke during his century
© Emirates |
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