Full name William Thomas Stuart Porterfield
Born September 6, 1984, Londonderry
Current age 36 years 84 days
Major teams Ireland, Bradford Leeds UCCE, Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire 2nd XI, ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate XI, ICC Winter Training Camp XI, Ireland A, Ireland Under-19s, Leeds/Bradford MCCU, Marylebone Cricket Club, Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers, North-West Warriors, Warwickshire, Warwickshire 2nd XI
Playing role 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 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 32 | 9.66 | 227 | 25.55 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 139 | 136 | 3 | 4091 | 139 | 30.75 | 5916 | 69.15 | 11 | 17 | 426 | 30 | 64 | 0 |
| T20Is | 61 | 59 | 6 | 1079 | 72 | 20.35 | 971 | 111.12 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 23 | 22 | 0 |
| First-class | 136 | 226 | 9 | 6867 | 207 | 31.64 | 14625 | 46.95 | 11 | 34 | 881 | 49 | 146 | 0 |
| List A | 273 | 268 | 9 | 8377 | 139 | 32.34 | 11598 | 72.22 | 14 | 45 | 901 | 72 | 129 | 0 |
| T20s | 187 | 183 | 16 | 4372 | 127* | 26.17 | 3533 | 123.74 | 1 | 21 | 475 | 106 | 82 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 139 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 136 | 4 | 108 | 138 | 2 | 1/29 | 1/29 | 69.00 | 7.66 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 273 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20s | 187 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Scotland v Ireland at Ayr, Aug 5, 2006 scorecard |
| Last ODI | West Indies v Ireland at St George's, Jan 12, 2020 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 | Leinster Lightning v North-West Warriors at Dublin, Aug 12-14, 2019 scorecard |
| List A debut | United Arab Emirates v Ireland A at Abu Dhabi, Apr 22, 2006 scorecard |
| Last List A | Leinster Lightning v North-West Warriors at Dublin (Malahide), Sep 28, 2020 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Warwickshire v Gloucestershire at Birmingham, Jun 22, 2008 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Northern Knights v North-West Warriors at Comber, Sep 1, 2020 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | NW Warriors | v Leinster | Dublin (Malahide) | 28 Sep 2020 | LA |
| 14 | NW Warriors | v Leinster | Bready | 22 Sep 2020 | LA |
| 26 | NW Warriors | v N. Knights | Comber | 1 Sep 2020 | T20 |
| 50 | NW Warriors | v Leinster | Dublin | 27 Aug 2020 | T20 |
| 42 | NW Warriors | v N. Knights | Bready | 20 Aug 2020 | T20 |
| 32 | Ireland | v Eng Lions | Southampton | 26 Jul 2020 | Other OD |
| 57 | Ireland | v Ireland A | Southampton | 22 Jul 2020 | Other OD |
| 10 | Ireland | v West Indies | St George's | 12 Jan 2020 | ODI # 4230 |
| 29 | Ireland | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 9 Jan 2020 | ODI # 4229 |
| 15 | Ireland | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 7 Jan 2020 | ODI # 4226 |
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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Jul 25, 2019
William Porterfield and Tim Murtagh hatch a plan
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Jul 24, 2019
Joe Root and William Porterfield at the toss
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Jul 23, 2019
Will Porterfield takes a drink during training
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NBC Denis Compton Award 2008
ICC Associate Player of the Year 2009