Matches (15)
WC Warm-up (4)
IND v AUS (1)
County DIV1 (5)
County DIV2 (4)
Marsh Cup (1)

Full Name

Andrew Balbirnie

Born

December 28, 1990, Dublin, Ireland

Age

32y 275d

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.

Andy Balbirnie Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests71403189522.7160352.730344040
ODIs1039872921145*32.09389275.0581528435330
T20Is9591420418323.451629125.2901021558360
FC385731525205*28.24284553.60291894340
List A142134114513160*36.69578677.99132245959480
T20s1491439335699*25.042602128.9701836295580

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests71680---8.00-000
ODIs1033606821/261/2634.006.8030.0000
T20Is95------------
FC3817627262134/235/2320.152.5048.2100
List A14269611221/261/2656.007.0048.0000
T20s149------------
Andrew Balbirnie

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Photos of Andy Balbirnie

Andrew Balbirnie's 72 was not enough for an Irish win
Craig Young celebrates with Andy Balbirnie after striking in his first over
Rohit Paudel and Andrew Balbirnie at the toss
Andy Balbirnie clips it square
Andy Balbirnie and Mark Adair cut a sorry figure
Andy Balbirnie punches the ball behind point