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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 242 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
Relations Brother - KJ O'Brien
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| ODIs |
24 |
24 |
0 |
606 |
72 |
25.25 |
921 |
65.79 |
0 |
6 |
50 |
3 |
18 |
3 |
| First-class |
58 |
84 |
12 |
2404 |
176 |
33.38 |
4155 |
57.85 |
5 |
11 |
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163 |
21 |
| List A |
75 |
54 |
4 |
1152 |
95 |
23.04 |
1657 |
69.52 |
0 |
8 |
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59 |
19 |
| Twenty20 |
30 |
21 |
7 |
270 |
69 |
19.28 |
187 |
144.38 |
0 |
1 |
33 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| ODIs |
24 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| First-class |
58 |
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3 |
4 |
1 |
1/4 |
1/4 |
4.00 |
8.00 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| List A |
75 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Twenty20 |
30 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Career statistics
| ODI debut |
Scotland v Ireland at Ayr, Aug 5, 2006 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Bangladesh v Ireland at Dhaka (SBNS), Mar 22, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class debut |
2004 |
| Last First-class |
Middlesex v Northamptonshire at Uxbridge, Jun 29-Jul 2, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
2003 |
| Last List A |
Ireland v Northamptonshire at Dublin, May 28, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Kent v Middlesex at Maidstone, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Warwickshire v Northamptonshire at Birmingham, Jun 27, 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
Mar 8, 2008 |
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Niall O'Brien whips one over the on side during his 174
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Mar 7, 2008 |
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Niall O'Brien plays a defensive stroke during his century
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Mar 7, 2008 |
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Andre Botha and Niall O'Brien head off after the end of the first session
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