Players / ICC Champions Trophy, 2009 / Iain O'Brien

The injury that has no quick fix

Dec 10, 2012: What makes sportsmen, and cricketers in particular, prone to depression?

It's not the ego

Sep 12, 2012: Cricketers often try to mask their diffidence and insecurities behind their sunglasses and strut

New Zealand news

Time's up for Iain O'Brien

Jan 30, 2012: Iain O'Brien, the former New Zealand bowler, has retired due to a chronic back injury. He hoped to resurrect his career in Wellington but decided his injury was too serious

Is cricket the black dog of the sporting kennel?

Jul 28, 2011: Are cricketers more pre-disposed to depression than the average man in the street?

New Zealand news

O'Brien's Wellington comeback official

Jul 22, 2011: Iain O'Brien's return to New Zealand has become official after he was handed a contract with Wellington for next summer

New Zealand news

Iain O'Brien admits suffering from depression

Jul 10, 2011: Iain O'Brien, the New Zealand seamer, has joined a growing list of cricketers who have admitted to suffering from depression

New Zealand news

O'Brien 'would add depth to our group'

Jul 1, 2011: New Zealand's national selection manager, Mark Greatbatch, has not closed the door on a possible return to international cricket for the fast bowler Iain O'Brien

New Zealand news

O'Brien targets New Zealand comeback

Jun 24, 2011: Iain O'Brien wants to return to international cricket and could start his comeback by playing for Wellington in the 2011-12 domestic season

County news

ECB reject Iain O'Brien appeal

Nov 12, 2010: Iain O'Brien, the former New Zealand fast bowler, has lost his appeal to be classified as a domestic player for Middlesex

New Zealand news

Iain O'Brien contemplates Wellington return

Nov 4, 2010: Former New Zealand seamer Iain O'Brien, whose county career at Middlesex has hit a roadblock, is in discussions for a return to Wellington for the upcoming first-class season

County news

Collymore leaves Sussex for Middlesex

Sep 13, 2010: Corey Collymore, the former West Indies seamer, is to leave Sussex and move up to Middlesex at the end of the season to be closer to his family

County news

O'Brien Middlesex future in doubt

Sep 10, 2010: Iain O'Brien, the former New Zealander seamer, faces an uncertain future at Middlesex after Australian opener Chris Rogers' recent move from Derbyshire to Lord's

Leicestershire v Middlesex, Grace Road, 1st day

Rain halts Middlesex progress

May 29, 2010: Only 9.2 overs of play were possible on the first day of Leicestershire's County Championship Division Two game against Middlesex at Grace Road

Middlesex v Gloucestershire, Lord's, 1st day

O'Brien shines for Middlesex

Apr 27, 2010: Middlesex paceman Iain O'Brien held sway on the first day at Lord's with his best County Championship figures as Gloucestershire were dismissed for 268

Northants v Middlesex, Clydesdale Bank 40, Wantage Road

Iain O'Brien bowls Middlesex to comfortable win

Apr 25, 2010: Former New Zealand international Iain O'Brien ensured Middlesex got their Clydesdale Bank 40 campaign off to a winning start by ripping through Northamptonshire in a low-scoring game

County news

Middlesex sign Collins for 2010 season

Mar 30, 2010: Middlesex have signed Pedro Collins, the former West Indies left-arm seamer, for the 2010 season

New Zealand v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Napier, 1st day

A super start to Iain O'Brien's farewell Test

Dec 11, 2009: The first day of Iain O'Brien's last Test for New Zealand didn't begin well but it soon got rapidly better

New Zealand v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Napier

O'Brien and openers lift New Zealand

Dec 11, 2009: It was a flat track in Napier but Iain O'Brien was on a mission to make his last Test memorable and Pakistan's top order was in a self-destructive mood

County news

Middlesex snap up Iain O'Brien

Dec 6, 2009: Middlesex have signed Iain O'Brien, the 33-year-old New Zealand paceman as their overseas player for 2010, replacing Murali Kartik, the Indian left-arm spinner, who has been at Lord's for the past three years

New Zealand cricket news

Iain O'Brien to retire from international cricket

Dec 5, 2009: Fast bowler will retire from international cricket at the end of the Test series against Pakistan to move to the UK