Full name William Thomas Stuart Porterfield
Born September 6, 1984, Londonderry
Current age 34 years 164 days
Major teams Ireland, Gloucestershire, Ireland Under-19s, Marylebone Cricket Club, Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers, Warwickshire
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 32 | 16.50 | 140 | 23.57 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 122 | 120 | 3 | 3722 | 139 | 31.81 | 5356 | 69.49 | 11 | 15 | 387 | 27 | 57 | 0 |
| T20Is | 61 | 59 | 6 | 1079 | 72 | 20.35 | 971 | 111.12 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 23 | 22 | 0 |
| First-class | 131 | 219 | 8 | 6719 | 207 | 31.84 | 14290 | 47.01 | 11 | 33 | 865 | 47 | 145 | 0 |
| List A | 250 | 246 | 9 | 7848 | 139 | 33.11 | 10770 | 72.86 | 14 | 42 | 846 | 67 | 121 | 0 |
| T20s | 184 | 180 | 16 | 4254 | 127* | 25.93 | 3451 | 123.26 | 1 | 20 | 468 | 98 | 82 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 122 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 131 | 4 | 108 | 138 | 2 | 1/29 | 1/29 | 69.00 | 7.66 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 250 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20s | 184 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 Afghanistan at Bready, Aug 22, 2018 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Ireland v Namibia at Dublin, May 17-20, 2006 scorecard |
| Last First-class | North-West Warriors v Northern Knights at Bready, Jul 17-19, 2018 scorecard |
| List A debut | United Arab Emirates v Ireland A at Abu Dhabi, Apr 22, 2006 scorecard |
| Last List A | Leinster Lightning v North-West Warriors at Dublin, Sep 9, 2018 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Warwickshire v Gloucestershire at Birmingham, Jun 22, 2008 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Ireland v Afghanistan at Bready, Aug 22, 2018 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | NW Warriors | v Leinster | Dublin | 9 Sep 2018 | LA |
| 14 | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Belfast | 31 Aug 2018 | ODI # 4035 |
| 0 | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Belfast | 29 Aug 2018 | ODI # 4033 |
| 16 | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Belfast | 27 Aug 2018 | ODI # 4032 |
| 33 | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Bready | 22 Aug 2018 | T20I # 697 |
| 8 | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Bready | 20 Aug 2018 | T20I # 696 |
| 78 | Ireland A | v Bangladesh A | Dublin (Malahide) | 17 Aug 2018 | T20 |
| 45 | Ireland A | v Bangladesh A | Dublin (Malahide) | 16 Aug 2018 | T20 |
| - | Ireland A | v Bangladesh A | Dublin | 15 Aug 2018 | T20 |
| 14 | Ireland A | v Bangladesh A | Dublin | 13 Aug 2018 | T20 |
While others - the likes of Morgan and Joyce and Rankin - have flirted with England, William Porterfield has remained an almost ever-present figure in Ireland's rise in international cricket. His country's top run-scorer in both ODI and T20I cricket, he is also set to be their first Test captain.
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- 'We need to get a volume of cricket into our young players' (Jul 3, 2018)
- John Mooney's Test debut with Afghanistan (Jun 11, 2018)
- Wilson takes over Ireland T20I captaincy from Porterfield (Jun 6, 2018)
- Kimber: After the dream, the reality for Ireland (May 13, 2018)
- A lot of people have devoted their lives to make this happen - Porterfield (May 10, 2018)
May 14, 2018
Will Porterfield survived a tight run-out opportunity
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May 13, 2018
Mohammad Amir ripped out William Porterfield's off stump
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Dec 7, 2017
William Porterfield drives through cover for a boundary
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NBC Denis Compton Award 2008
ICC Associate Player of the Year 2009