Ireland
Full name Kevin Joseph O'Brien
Born March 4, 1984, Dublin, Ireland
Current age 36 years 359 days
Major teams Ireland, Ireland, Edmonton Royals, European XI, Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire 2nd XI, ICC Winter Training Camp XI, Ireland Under-19s, Kandahar Knights, Kathmandu Kings XI, Leicestershire, Leicestershire 2nd XI, Leinster Lightning, Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers, Middlesex 2nd XI, Northern Districts, Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire 2nd XI, PCA Masters XI, Rangpur Riders, Somerset, Somerset 2nd XI, Surrey, Surrey 2nd XI, Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel
Playing role Batting allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Relation Father - BA O'Brien, Brother - NJ O'Brien, Sister - CM O'Brien
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
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Tests | 3 | 6 | 1 | 258 | 118 | 51.60 | 467 | 55.24 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 152 | 140 | 18 | 3619 | 142 | 29.66 | 4072 | 88.87 | 2 | 18 | 332 | 84 | 67 | 0 |
T20Is | 96 | 89 | 10 | 1672 | 124 | 21.16 | 1230 | 135.93 | 1 | 3 | 137 | 76 | 35 | 0 |
First-class | 47 | 66 | 11 | 2039 | 171* | 37.07 | 3327 | 61.28 | 2 | 14 | 237 | 35 | 36 | 0 |
List A | 235 | 216 | 33 | 5428 | 142 | 29.66 | 6180 | 87.83 | 3 | 27 | 477 | 134 | 94 | 0 |
T20s | 232 | 213 | 30 | 4093 | 124 | 22.36 | 2998 | 136.52 | 2 | 12 | 330 | 191 | 86 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
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Tests | 3 | 2 | 60 | 31 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.10 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 152 | 116 | 4296 | 3726 | 114 | 4/13 | 4/13 | 32.68 | 5.20 | 37.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 96 | 51 | 903 | 1134 | 58 | 4/45 | 4/45 | 19.55 | 7.53 | 15.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 47 | 55 | 2745 | 1304 | 47 | 5/39 | 6/54 | 27.74 | 2.85 | 58.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
List A | 235 | 177 | 6377 | 5594 | 170 | 4/13 | 4/13 | 32.90 | 5.26 | 37.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
T20s | 232 | 131 | 2087 | 2664 | 121 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 22.01 | 7.65 | 17.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Ireland v Pakistan at Dublin (Malahide), May 11-15, 2018 scorecard |
Last Test | England v Ireland at Lord's, Jul 24-26, 2019 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Ireland v England at Belfast, Jun 13, 2006 scorecard |
Last ODI | Afghanistan v Ireland at Abu Dhabi, Jan 24, 2021 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Ireland v Scotland at Belfast, Aug 2, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20I | Afghanistan v Ireland at Greater Noida, Mar 10, 2020 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | United Arab Emirates v Ireland at Abu Dhabi, Feb 10-12, 2007 scorecard |
Last First-class | Northern Knights v Leinster Lightning at Belfast, Aug 6-8, 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 Abu Dhabi, Jan 24, 2021 scorecard |
T20s debut | Ireland v Scotland at Belfast, Aug 2, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20s | Leinster Lightning v Northern Knights at Dublin, Sep 3, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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1, 0/13 | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi | 24 Jan 2021 | ODI # 4273 |
0/19, 1 | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi | 21 Jan 2021 | ODI # 4271 |
2, 1/22 | Ireland | v U.A.E. | Abu Dhabi | 18 Jan 2021 | ODI # 4269 |
1/20, 17 | Ireland | v Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi | 16 Jan 2021 | Other OD |
23 | Ireland | v U.A.E. | Abu Dhabi | 8 Jan 2021 | ODI # 4268 |
0 | Leinster | v NW Warriors | Dublin (Malahide) | 28 Sep 2020 | LA |
11 | Leinster | v N. Knights | Dublin (Malahide) | 26 Sep 2020 | LA |
51 | Leinster | v NW Warriors | Bready | 22 Sep 2020 | LA |
44 | Leinster | v N. Knights | Comber | 17 Sep 2020 | LA |
19 | Leinster | v N. Knights | Dublin | 3 Sep 2020 | T20 |
Kevin O'Brien wrote his name into Irish cricketing lore with a magical innings against England on a balmy March evening in Bangalore. Entering the fray with his team 106-4 - and soon 111-5 - in pursuit of England's 327, he hit six huge sixes in a 50-ball century - the fastest in World Cup history - to set up a historic three-wicket win. It was the highest successful run chase in World Cup history and imbued new urgency into Ireland's claims for greater opportunities against Test-playing sides. Stocky and with his hair dyed pink, in aid of a cancer charity, O'Brien instantly became a poster boy in Ireland and beyond.
ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year 2013