Full name Alex Richard Cusack
Born October 29, 1980, Brisbane, Australia
Current age 40 years 127 days
Major teams Ireland, Ireland A
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs | 59 | 47 | 14 | 745 | 71 | 22.57 | 1159 | 64.27 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
T20Is | 37 | 21 | 6 | 229 | 65 | 15.26 | 177 | 129.37 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
First-class | 19 | 27 | 3 | 852 | 130 | 35.50 | 1917 | 44.44 | 1 | 5 | 113 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
List A | 87 | 67 | 17 | 1103 | 71 | 22.06 | 1747 | 63.13 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 8 | 26 | 0 |
T20s | 57 | 33 | 8 | 359 | 65 | 14.36 | 320 | 112.18 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs | 59 | 52 | 1953 | 1510 | 63 | 5/20 | 5/20 | 23.96 | 4.63 | 31.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
T20Is | 37 | 33 | 606 | 714 | 35 | 4/11 | 4/11 | 20.40 | 7.06 | 17.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 19 | 22 | 833 | 386 | 12 | 4/31 | 5/32 | 32.16 | 2.78 | 69.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 87 | 77 | 2939 | 2237 | 87 | 5/20 | 5/20 | 25.71 | 4.56 | 33.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
T20s | 57 | 51 | 906 | 1086 | 59 | 4/11 | 4/11 | 18.40 | 7.19 | 15.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
ODI debut | Ireland v South Africa at Belfast, Jun 24, 2007 scorecard |
Last ODI | Ireland v England at Dublin (Malahide), May 8, 2015 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Ireland v Scotland at Belfast, Aug 2, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20I | Ireland v Netherlands at Dublin (Malahide), Jul 25, 2015 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Ireland v Scotland at Belfast, Aug 9-12, 2007 scorecard |
Last First-class | Ireland v Australia A at Belfast, Jun 14-17, 2013 scorecard |
List A debut | Ireland v Middlesex at Dublin, Jun 10, 2007 scorecard |
Last List A | Ireland v England at Dublin (Malahide), May 8, 2015 scorecard |
T20s debut | Ireland v Bangladesh A at Eglinton, Jun 27, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20s | Ireland v Netherlands at Dublin (Malahide), Jul 25, 2015 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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0, 1/21 | Ireland | v Netherlands | Dublin (Malahide) | 25 Jul 2015 | T20I # 447 |
3/26 | Ireland | v Jersey | Dublin (Malahide) | 19 Jul 2015 | T20 |
0/26, 0* | Ireland | v Hong Kong | Dublin (Malahide) | 17 Jul 2015 | T20I # 441 |
13*, 1/27 | Ireland | v P.N.G. | Belfast | 15 Jul 2015 | T20I # 437 |
1/7 | Ireland | v Nepal | Belfast | 13 Jul 2015 | T20I # 436 |
2/19 | Ireland | v U.S.A. | Belfast | 12 Jul 2015 | T20 |
2/25 | Ireland | v Namibia | Belfast | 10 Jul 2015 | T20 |
3/20 | Ireland | v Oman | Belfast | 7 Jul 2015 | Other T20 |
- | Ireland | v Scotland | Bready | 21 Jun 2015 | T20I # 422 |
0/33 | Ireland | v Scotland | Bready | 20 Jun 2015 | T20I # 421 |
Alex Cusack, a Brisbane-born carpenter, qualified for Ireland through residency and made a spectacular ODI debut against South Africa in 2007, winning the m-of-the-match award for his unbeaten 36 and 3 for 15. He combines nagging medium-pace bowling with sensible batting, and has been highly valued by his coach Phil Simmons for his calm temperament and experience. That was evident during Ireland's famous victory over England in the 2011 World Cup, when Cusack hit a perfectly judged 47, adding 162 with Kevin O'Brien to turn the game around before selflessly sacrificing himself after a mix-up. On slow wickets his bowling can thrive, as when he took 4 for 11 in a Twenty20 game against the West Indies in 2014, although he was mauled in all three games of the 2014 World T20 to raise concerns about his effectiveness on flatter tracks. Despite injury concerns, he remained in Ireland's plans for the 2015 World Cup.
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