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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 260 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 |
24 |
24 |
0 |
606 |
72 |
25.25 |
921 |
65.79 |
0 |
6 |
50 |
3 |
18 |
3 |
| First-class |
61 |
88 |
12 |
2516 |
176 |
33.10 |
4329 |
58.11 |
5 |
12 |
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177 |
22 |
| List A |
76 |
55 |
4 |
1158 |
95 |
22.70 |
1666 |
69.50 |
0 |
8 |
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60 |
19 |
| Twenty20 |
31 |
22 |
7 |
276 |
69 |
18.40 |
200 |
138.00 |
0 |
1 |
33 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| ODIs |
24 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| First-class |
61 |
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3 |
4 |
1 |
1/4 |
1/4 |
4.00 |
8.00 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| List A |
76 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Twenty20 |
31 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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 |
Northamptonshire v Leicestershire at Northampton, Jul 22-24, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
2003 |
| Last List A |
Northamptonshire v Derbyshire at Northampton, Jul 20, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Kent v Middlesex at Maidstone, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Essex v Northamptonshire at Chelmsford, Jul 7, 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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