Full Name

Anthony John Ireland

Born

August 30, 1984, Masvingo

Age

39y 202d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Playing Role

Bowler

Anthony Ireland is a tall fast-medium seamer from the Midlands area of Zimbabwe. After some opportunities at junior levels, Ireland decided to improve his game in club cricket in England, and after a player rebellion of 2004 was given more opportunities to perform in Logan Cup cricket, and was included in the national team squad the following year. He struggled on his first tour, to West Indies, breaking his left hand in practice at the start of the programme. When he recovered, he struggled with his length and tended to bowl too short, which proved fatal against batsmen as adept with the pull as most West Indians. He secured a more regular place at the end of 2006 and was included in Zimbabwe's World Cup squad, although he made only one appearance.

To the chagrin of many in Zimbabwe cricket circles, he retired from international cricket on the team's return home, complaining about the country's cricketing administration, and soon after signed a two-year deal with Gloucestershire under the Kolpak agreement. While he enjoyed moderate success with the county, it surprised many when he returned to play in Zimbabwe's revamped domestic Twenty20 competition in February 2010. It remains to be seen whether a comeback to the national side is a possibility, but his county career took him to Middlesex, back to Gloucestershire and on to Leicestershire, with the latter releasing him at the end of the 2014 season.


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Anthony Ireland Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
ODIs262613261115383/413/4129.345.0434.8000
T20Is11183311/331/3333.0011.0018.0000
FC49-741145071397/36-32.423.6453.3341
List A85-355332511034/164/1631.565.4934.4300
T20s605911281616745/225/2221.838.5915.2210

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
ODIs26135308*3.7510129.70002020
T20Is11122*-366.66000000
FC497420396527.33111135.6401--100
List A854519192277.3834755.3300164110
T20s6020983237.549389.240025130
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Anthony Ireland claimed 3 for 81
Anthony Ireland claimed his fourth wicket by bowling Gareth Breese
Anthony Ireland bowled a tidy spell of 1 for 24
Anthony Ireland prospered on a good day for Gloucestershire's bowlers
Michael Brown has a swipe and Anthony Ireland prepares to take the return catch
Shane Watson pulls over midwicket for four