Full Name

Andrew Balbirnie

Born

December 28, 1990, Dublin, Ireland

Age

32y 88d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Fielding Position

Occasional Wicketkeeper

Playing Role

Batter

Education

St Andrew's College, Dublin

Already one of Ireland's star batters at No. 3, Andrew Balbirnie flourished with the bat even more after he was made captain across formats late in 2019. Although not a power-hitter, Balbirnie is fluent, keeps the score ticking, and is excellent against spin bowling - his hard sweep is a signature shot.

One of his most memorable innings came shortly after he took over the leadership - a run-a-ball 113 in a seven-wicket ODI win over England in August 2020. A year later he led Ireland to another famous win, scoring 112 as an opener in Ireland's first win over South Africa in ODIs.

In the two years leading up to his appointment, Balbirnie averaged over 42 in ODIs (with five hundreds) and struck at over 142 in T20Is, having made big contributions against Afghanistan, West Indies and Zimbabwe.

Career Averages
Batting & Fielding
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Test3601468224.3324759.100223030
ODI928862676145*32.63355075.3881325834270
T20I8985418578322.921487124.880819849320
FC334831353205*30.06248454.46281684310
List A130123104248160*37.59543078.23132042958390
T201431379317299*24.782460128.9401634586540
Bowling
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test31680---8.00-000
ODI923606821/261/2634.006.8030.0000
T20I89------------
FC3317627262134/235/2320.152.5048.2100
List A13069611221/261/2656.007.0048.0000
T20143------------
Andrew Balbirnie
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Photos
Andy Balbirnie reacts after being dismissed
Tamim Iqbal tosses the coin up as Andy Balbirnie calls
Graham Hume took 4 for 60
Tamim Iqbal spins the coin - Andrew Balbirnie called right and chose to field
Tamim Iqbal and Andrew Balbirnie pose with the ODI trophy on the eve of the series
Andy Balbirnie had to retire hurt on 121