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Niall O'Brien announces retirement from cricket aged 36

Niall O'Brien, one of the pillars of Irish cricket in their rise to Test status over the last 15 years, has announced his retirement from the game

12-Oct-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ireland pile up their highest total in fourth straight win

Scotland made a fist of the 332 chase, with Michael Jones, Calum MacLeod, and Michael Leask making fifties, but they ultimately fell short by 24 runs

18-Jan-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Rankin three-for, Balbirnie fifty brush Scotland away

Scotland opener Michael Jones made 87 on debut, but the rest of their batsmen crumbled to Boyd Rankin and co. in Dubai

16-Jan-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Injured McCarthy, Young ruled out of ODI against West Indies

Wicketkeeper-batsman Niall O'Brien and offspinning allrounder Paul Stirling, though, returned from injuries

31-Aug-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Santner's five overcomes Niall O'Brien's maiden century

A maiden ODI century from Niall O'Brien was not enough for Ireland to claim another Full Member scalp as a weakened New Zealand opened their tri-series with a 51-run victory

14-May-2017•Andrew McGlashan

Joyce, Niall O'Brien given Cricket Ireland contracts

Cricket Ireland has announced its list of centrally contracted players for 2017, with the return of Ed Joyce and a specialist wicketkeeping role for Niall O'Brien among the most significant developments

21-Dec-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

O'Brien, Young, Rankin return for Pakistan series

Ireland have been boosted ahead of their one-day series against Pakistan next month by being able to name Niall O'Brien, Craig Young and Boyd Rankin in their squad for the two ODIs

28-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

O'Brien's 93 keeps contest even

Niall O'Brien fell seven runs short of a century as he helped Leicestershire recover from 99 for 3 to 297 for 6 by the second day of their Specsavers County Championship match against Glamorgan

18-Apr-2016•ECB Reporters Network

O'Brien brothers carry Ireland past PNG

Ireland maintained their flawless run in the current edition of the Intercontinental Cup, once again claiming the maximum 20 points with a 146-run win over Papua New Guinea

03-Feb-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Cosgrove ton sets up Leicestershire lead

Mark Cosgrove's second consecutive century and a breezy 95 from Niall O'Brien helped Leicestershire fight back from 34 for four to take a lead of 47 at Wantage Road. Cosgrove's 110 mirrored the captain's knock played by Alex Wakely on day one and saw Leic

22-Aug-2015•ECB/PA

Leicestershire end three-year Grace Road drought

A fine 87 from Niall O'Brien, and a four-hour feat of concentration from 20-year-old batsman Aadil Ali, helped Leicestershire complete their first county championship victory at Grace Road since 2012

10-Aug-2015•ECB/PA

Anger as 10-team World Cup not up for debate

For all the outcry, the ICC annual conference remained wedded to a 10-team World Cup looks set to go ahead in England - and the ECB's unyielding attitude has caused resentment from Ireland and Scotland in particular

01-Jul-2015•Tim Wigmore

O'Brien gives Leicestershire winning feeling

Niall O'Brien hit 47 off 27 balls to guide Leicestershire to their first win of the season in all forms of cricket

22-May-2015•ECB/PA

Keepers Wallace and O'Brien in record day

Mark Wallace and Niall O'Brien both took county records from a stalemate at Grace Road

15-Apr-2015•Press Association

N O'Brien 80* steers Ireland to win

Niall O'Brien's unbeaten 80 anchored Ireland's 217-run chase and led them to a three-wicket win over Scotland, their second victory of the triangular series

12-Jan-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

O'Brien, Eckersley keep runs flowing

Niall O'Brien hit a run-a-ball century as Leicestershire extended their first innings total to 565 all out on the third day of the batsmen-dominated match against Gloucestershire at Bristol

11-Sep-2014•Press Association

O'Brien, Taylor revive Leicestershire

Stand-in captain Niall O'Brien led the way as Leicestershire staged a spirited fightback in a bid to avoid the follow-on against Surrey at Grace Road

16-Aug-2014•Press Association

O'Brien ton blasts Leicester to victory

Niall O'Brien's perfectly paced century enabled Leicestershire to beat Hampshire by six wickets in a rain-truncated match at the Ageas Bowl.

06-Aug-2014•Press Association

O'Brien staves off Footitt threat

Derbyshire's seamer Tim Groenewald chose the rearranged match against Leicestershire, postponed after the death of Tim Poynton's father in a car accident, to announce that he would be leaving the county at the end of the season

08-Jun-2014•Press Association

Glamorgan respond after Leicestershire's 500

Glamorgan openers Gareth Rees and Jacques Rudolph made good progress with a half-century each as they looked to reel in a large Leicestershire total at Grace Road

28-Apr-2014•Press Association

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