Eoin Morgan
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Eoin Morgan Ireland (IRE) |
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Batting style | Left hand bat | |
Bowling type | Right-arm medium | |
Career | ODIs | First-class |
Matches | 6 | 11 |
Runs scored | 360 | 647 |
Batting average | 60.00 | 34.05 |
100s/50s | 1/2 | 2/1 |
Top score | 115 | 209* |
Balls bowled | - | 12 |
Wickets | - | 0 |
Bowling average | - | - |
5 wickets in innings | - | 0 |
10 wickets in match | n/a | 0 |
Best Bowling | - | - |
Catches/Stumpings | 1/0 | 4/1 |
ODI debut: 5 August 2006 |
Eoin Joseph Gerard Morgan (born 10 September 1986 in Dublin) is an Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman, part-time right-arm medium bowler and an occasional wicket-keeper. He plays in English county cricket for Middlesex.
Morgan was a regular member of Ireland's youth teams and represented them at Under-15 and Under-17 level. He was selected in the Irish Under-19 squad for the 2003-04 Under-19 World Cup, and was Ireland's top run-scorer in the competition.[1] Two years later, he captained Ireland in the 2005-06 Under-19 World Cup where he finished as the second-highest overall run-scorer.[2]
Morgan made his One-day International debut for Ireland on 5 August 2006 at the European Championships against Scotland. He nearly made a century on debut, scoring 99 before he was run out. It was the first time in ODI history that a player had been dismissed for 99 on debut. Only two other batsmen passed 20 as Ireland beat Scotland by 85 runs.[3] His maiden ODI hundred came not long after, on the 4 February 2007 against Canada in Nairobi. He became the youngest ever non-subcontinental player to make a century in ODI cricket.[4]
Morgan is the first cricketer to have scored a first-class double century for Ireland with an unbeaten 209 against the United Arab Emirates in February 2007 at Abu Dhabi.[5]
In February 2007, Morgan was named in Ireland's 15-man squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup, 2003/04 Averages: Ireland Under-19s. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
- ^ ICC Under-19s Cricket World Cup, 2005/06 Batting - Most Runs. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
- ^ Scotland v Ireland at Ayr, 5 August 2006. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
- ^ ODIs - Youngest to Score Century. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
- ^ "Dominant Morgan sets Irish record", BBC Sport, 11 February 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
- ^ "Ireland stick with tried and tested", Cricinfo, 13 February 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
[edit] External links
- Player Profile: Eoin Morgan from Cricinfo
- Player Profile: Eoin Morgan from CricketArchive
- Middlesex County Cricket Club
Ireland squad - 2007 Cricket World Cup | ||
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1 Johnston (Captain) | 2 McCallan | 3 Botha | 4 Bray | 5 Carroll | 6 Gillespie | 7 Langford-Smith | 8 J Mooney | 9 P Mooney | 10 Morgan | 11 K O'Brien | 12 N O'Brien | 13 Porterfield | 14 Rankin | 15 White | Coach: Birrell |