Full name William Thomas Stuart Porterfield
Born September 6, 1984, Londonderry
Current age 34 years 229 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 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 32 | 10.50 | 168 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 127 | 124 | 3 | 3764 | 139 | 31.10 | 5435 | 69.25 | 11 | 15 | 394 | 27 | 59 | 0 |
| T20Is | 61 | 59 | 6 | 1079 | 72 | 20.35 | 971 | 111.12 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 23 | 22 | 0 |
| First-class | 132 | 221 | 8 | 6728 | 207 | 31.58 | 14318 | 46.98 | 11 | 33 | 867 | 47 | 145 | 0 |
| List A | 255 | 250 | 9 | 7890 | 139 | 32.73 | 10849 | 72.72 | 14 | 42 | 853 | 67 | 123 | 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 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 127 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 132 | 4 | 108 | 138 | 2 | 1/29 | 1/29 | 69.00 | 7.66 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 255 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20s | 184 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | Ireland v Pakistan at Dublin (Malahide), May 11-15, 2018 scorecard |
| Last Test | Afghanistan v Ireland at Dehradun, Mar 15-18, 2019 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Scotland v Ireland at Ayr, Aug 5, 2006 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Afghanistan v Ireland at Dehradun, Mar 10, 2019 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 | Afghanistan v Ireland at Dehradun, Mar 15-18, 2019 scorecard |
| List A debut | United Arab Emirates v Ireland A at Abu Dhabi, Apr 22, 2006 scorecard |
| Last List A | Afghanistan v Ireland at Dehradun, Mar 10, 2019 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9, 0 | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Dehradun | 15 Mar 2019 | Test # 2351 |
| 17 | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Dehradun | 10 Mar 2019 | ODI # 4110 |
| 21 | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Dehradun | 8 Mar 2019 | ODI # 4108 |
| 3 | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Dehradun | 5 Mar 2019 | ODI # 4105 |
| - | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Dehradun | 2 Mar 2019 | ODI # 4101 |
| 1 | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Dehradun | 28 Feb 2019 | ODI # 4100 |
| 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 |
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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- 'A historic day for Afghanistan' - Asghar Afghan (Mar 18, 2019)
- A deferred dream, a win on the line for Afghanistan, Ireland (Mar 14, 2019)
- '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)
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