Full name William Thomas Stuart Porterfield
Born September 6, 1984, Londonderry
Current age 34 years 314 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 | 136 | 133 | 3 | 4037 | 139 | 31.05 | 5818 | 69.38 | 11 | 17 | 421 | 30 | 63 | 0 |
| T20Is | 61 | 59 | 6 | 1079 | 72 | 20.35 | 971 | 111.12 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 23 | 22 | 0 |
| First-class | 134 | 223 | 8 | 6756 | 207 | 31.42 | 14374 | 47.00 | 11 | 33 | 870 | 47 | 146 | 0 |
| List A | 266 | 261 | 9 | 8224 | 139 | 32.63 | 11347 | 72.47 | 14 | 45 | 885 | 71 | 127 | 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 | 136 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 134 | 4 | 108 | 138 | 2 | 1/29 | 1/29 | 69.00 | 7.66 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 266 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Ireland v Zimbabwe at Belfast, Jul 7, 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 | North-West Warriors v Leinster Lightning at Bready, Jun 17-19, 2019 scorecard |
| List A debut | United Arab Emirates v Ireland A at Abu Dhabi, Apr 22, 2006 scorecard |
| Last List A | Ireland v Zimbabwe at Belfast, Jul 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Ireland | v Zimbabwe | Belfast | 7 Jul 2019 | ODI # 4189 |
| 20 | Ireland | v Zimbabwe | Belfast | 4 Jul 2019 | ODI # 4185 |
| 6 | Ireland | v Zimbabwe | Bready | 1 Jul 2019 | ODI # 4181 |
| 25 | NW Warriors | v Leinster | Bready | 17 Jun 2019 | FC |
| 3 | NW Warriors | v N. Knights | Comber | 28 May 2019 | FC |
| 50 | NW Warriors | v N. Knights | Belfast | 27 May 2019 | LA |
| 19 | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Belfast | 21 May 2019 | ODI # 4141 |
| 53 | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Belfast | 19 May 2019 | ODI # 4139 |
| 94 | Ireland | v Bangladesh | Dublin | 15 May 2019 | ODI # 4136 |
| 3 | Ireland | v West Indies | Dublin (Malahide) | 11 May 2019 | ODI # 4132 |
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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May 19, 2019
William Porterfield and Paul Stirling revived Ireland's innings
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May 11, 2019
Graham Ford and William Porterfield look on at training
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May 5, 2019
William Porterfield tosses, Jason Holder calls
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NBC Denis Compton Award 2008
ICC Associate Player of the Year 2009