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Boyd Rankin

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Full name William Boyd Rankin
Born July 5, 1984, Derry
Current age 24 years 99 days
Major teams Ireland, Derbyshire, Ireland Under-19s, Warwickshire
Nickname Boydo
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height 6 ft 7 in
Education Strabane Grammar School, Harper Adams University College
Relations Brother - RJ Rankin

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 12 5 3 16 7* 8.00 52 30.76 0 0 1 0 2 0
First-class 10 12 6 42 12* 7.00 140 30.00 0 0 4 0 5 0
List A 19 9 5 25 7* 6.25 71 35.21 0 0 2 0 2 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
ODIs 12 11 428 375 14 3/32 3/32 26.78 5.25 30.5 0 0 0
First-class 10 18 1278 816 34 5/39 8/121 24.00 3.83 37.5 4 1 0
List A 19 18 665 629 19 3/32 3/32 33.10 5.67 35.0 0 0 0

Career statistics
ODI debut Bermuda v Ireland at Nairobi (Jaff), Jan 31, 2007 scorecard
Last ODI Ireland v Kenya at Belfast, Aug 25, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut United Arab Emirates v Ireland at Abu Dhabi, Feb 10-12, 2007 scorecard
Last First-class Namibia v Ireland at Windhoek, Oct 3-4, 2008 scorecard
List A debut Ireland A v Sri Lanka A at Abu Dhabi, Apr 24, 2006 scorecard
Last List A Ireland v Kenya at Belfast, Aug 25, 2008 scorecard

 Profile

A cattle and sheep farmer from Londonderry, towering over his team-mates at 6ft 8ins tall, Boyd Rankin's obvious main attribute is his height, gaining steepling bounce off a length. But in spite of his inexperience, he showed impressive composure in the 2007 World Cup and finished the tournament as Ireland's leading wicket-taker with 12 wickets at 27. Having spent time on the staff at Lord's, Derbyshire spotted a rising star - in more ways than one - and signed him for the 2007 season. His appearances were limited by injury, but even so he was offered a contract extension. He turned it down and signed with Warwickshire instead.
Alan Curr October 2007

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Apr 15, 2007

Boyd Rankin celebrates the wicket of Shahriar Nafees
Boyd Rankin celebrates the wicket of Shahriar Nafees
© Getty Images

Apr 13, 2007

Boyd Rankin rues a missed opportunity as Australia sweep to victory
Boyd Rankin rues a missed opportunity as Australia sweep to victory
© Getty Images

Apr 3, 2007

Boyd Rankin removed AB de Villiers in his first over
Boyd Rankin removed AB de Villiers in his first over
© AFP

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