Full name Niall John O'Brien
Born November 8, 1981, Dublin
Current age 38 years 32 days
Major teams Ireland, Ireland Under-19s, Kent, Northamptonshire, Rangpur Riders
Nickname Paddy
Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height 5 ft 7 in
Education Marian College Dublin
Relation Father - BA O'Brien, Brother - KJ O'Brien, Sister - CM O'Brien
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
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Tests | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 9.00 | 55 | 32.72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
ODIs | 103 | 101 | 9 | 2581 | 109 | 28.05 | 3638 | 70.94 | 1 | 18 | 218 | 30 | 90 | 14 |
T20Is | 30 | 28 | 2 | 466 | 50 | 17.92 | 475 | 98.10 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 17 | 10 |
First-class | 176 | 283 | 28 | 9057 | 182 | 35.51 | 16371 | 55.32 | 15 | 48 | 492 | 48 | ||
List A | 238 | 214 | 26 | 5700 | 121 | 30.31 | 7364 | 77.40 | 4 | 36 | 210 | 44 | ||
T20s | 147 | 127 | 18 | 2329 | 84 | 21.36 | 2091 | 111.38 | 0 | 5 | 203 | 41 | 82 | 35 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODIs | 103 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 176 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 9.50 | 6.33 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
List A | 238 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s | 147 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Only Test | Ireland v Pakistan at Dublin (Malahide), May 11-15, 2018 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Scotland v Ireland at Ayr, Aug 5, 2006 scorecard |
Last ODI | Ireland v Afghanistan at Belfast, Aug 31, 2018 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Ireland v Scotland at Belfast, Aug 2, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20I | Ireland v Netherlands at Dharamsala, Mar 13, 2016 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Gloucestershire v Kent at Bristol, Apr 16-19, 2004 scorecard |
Last First-class | North-West Warriors v Northern Knights at Bready, Jul 17-19, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | 2003 |
Last List A | Leinster Lightning v North-West Warriors at Dublin, Sep 9, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Kent v Middlesex at Maidstone, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire at Nottingham, Jul 29, 2016 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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2c/1s, 8 | NW Warriors | v Leinster | Dublin | 9 Sep 2018 | LA |
1, 1c/0s | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Belfast | 31 Aug 2018 | ODI # 4035 |
0c/1s, 10 | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Belfast | 29 Aug 2018 | ODI # 4033 |
0c/0s, 11 | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Belfast | 27 Aug 2018 | ODI # 4032 |
45, 1c/0s, 65, 2c/0s | NW Warriors | v N. Knights | Bready | 17 Jul 2018 | FC |
54*, 1c/0s | NW Warriors | v N. Knights | Eglinton | 16 Jul 2018 | LA |
1c/0s, 68, 3c/0s | NW Warriors | v N. Knights | Comber | 2 Jul 2018 | FC |
1, 0c/0s, 37 | NW Warriors | v Leinster | Bready | 20 Jun 2018 | FC |
57* | NW Warriors | v Leinster | Eglinton | 19 Jun 2018 | LA |
3c/0s, 10* | NW Warriors | v N. Knights | Belfast | 28 May 2018 | LA |
Niall O'Brien, a left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper renowned for his competitiveness and relentless chirping behind the stumps, played the innings that forced the cricketing world to take note of Ireland. His magnificent 72, which were over three-quarters of Ireland's runs while he was at the crease, underpinned the St Patrick's Day victory over Pakistan in the 2007 World Cup. He later contributed 63 against England in the tournament. He went on to be one of Ireland's most capped players.