Niall O'Brien (cricketer)
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| Niall O’Brien | ||||
 Ireland |
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | Niall John O’Brien | |||
| Born | 8 November 1981 | |||
| Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||
| Role | Wicketkeeper | |||
| Batting style | Left-hand | |||
| International information | ||||
| ODI debut (cap 13) | 5 August 2006: v Scotland | |||
| Last ODI | 15 July 2007: v Scotland | |||
| ODI shirt no. | 00 | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2005–present | Ireland | |||
| 2007–present | Northamptonshire | |||
| 2004–2006 | Kent | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| ODIs | FC | LA | T20 | |
| Matches | 21 | 52 | 66 | 20 |
| Runs scored | 503 | 2007 | 831 | 59 |
| Batting average | 23.95 | 31.85 | 20.26 | 11.80 |
| 100s/50s | 0/5 | 4/8 | 0/5 | 0/0 |
| Top score | 72 | 176 | 72 | 12 |
| Balls bowled | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wickets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowling average | n/a | 4.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 5 wickets in innings | n/a | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| 10 wickets in match | n/a | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Best bowling | n/a | 1/4 | n/a | n/a |
| Catches/stumpings | 16/3 | 139/21 | 50/17 | 5/5 |
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As of 10 March 2008 |
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Niall John O'Brien (born November 8, 1981) is an Irish cricketer educated at Marian College, Ballsbridge. He is a Dublin born left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. O'Brien's brother Kevin plays with him in the Irish team. His father, Brendan, played cricket for Ireland from 1966 to 1981,[1] and his sister Ciara O'Brien is in the Irish women's hockey team. She was capped for Ireland for the 100th time in Rome in May 2006.
Along with fellow Irish player Ed Joyce, O'Brien made a series of impressive performances for Ireland before starting to take part in English cricket with Kent. O'Brien found multiple chances to perform for his county as fellow wicket-keeper Geraint Jones has found himself performing more often for the England cricket team. During his four years at Kent, O'Brien played 38 first-class matches, scoring 1,122 runs at an average of 24.93, with 7 half centuries and a highest score of 69.[2] He also played 35 one day matches, scoring 220 runs at an average of 15.71 with a highest score of 43.[3] After being released by Kent he signed a one-year deal with Northamptonshire for 2007.
O'Brien's himself has said that he has a fiery temperament. On 17 June 2004, he angered Brian Lara when Lara refused to walk after being apparently caught behind.[4] Ireland caused an upset when they went on to win the match, with O'Brien scoring 58* off 57 balls.[5] In 2006 he was banned for one ICC Intercontinental Cup match after an outburst criticising the groundsman at an Intercontinental Cup game with Scotland because of condition of the pitch.[6]
His innings of 72 from 107 balls in the 2007 Cricket World Cup group match against Pakistan helped Ireland earn an upset victory and also earned him the man of the match award.[7][8]
In the same year, he joined the Essel Group's Indian Cricket League (ICL) to represent the Delhi Jets team for one season.[9] O'Brien became the first player to play international cricket after playing in the ICL when he played an Intercontinental Cup match against United Arab Emirates in March 2008; he went on to score 174 in Ireland's nine-wicket win.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ Brendan O'Brien. Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ First-class batting and fielding for each team by Niall O'Brien. Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ List A batting and fielding for each team by Niall O'Brien. Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ Cricinfo staff (2007-03-22). O'Brien to renew old ties with Lara. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Ireland v West Indians Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast 17 June 2004 (50-over match). Cricinfo (2004-06-17). Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Cricinfo staff (2006-09-03). O'Brien receives one-match ban by match referee. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Will Luke (2007-03-17). Pakistan sent home by bold Ireland. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ ICC World Cup - 9th match, Group D Ireland v Pakistan. Cricinfo (2007-03-17). Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ Cricinfo staff (2007-11-14). Lara and Inzamam named in ICL teams. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Ashok Ganguly (2008-03-10). Niall O'Brien returns for Ireland. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
[edit] External links
- Niall O'Brien at ECB
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