| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Victor Birrell | |||
| Born | 8 December 1960 Grahamstown, Cape Province, South Africa |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Leg break | |||
| Relations | Harry Birrell (Father) | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1990 | Country Districts | |||
| 1985–1997 | Eastern Province | |||
| 1984–1997 | Eastern Province B | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | FC | LA | ||
| Matches | 45 | 6 | ||
| Runs scored | 1,460 | 69 | ||
| Batting average | 21.15 | 17.25 | ||
| 100s/50s | 1/8 | –/– | ||
| Top score | 105 | 24* | ||
| Balls bowled | 4,127 | 66 | ||
| Wickets | 78 | – | ||
| Bowling average | 30.16 | – | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 2 | – | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 1 | – | ||
| Best bowling | 8/134 | – | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 35/– | 1/– | ||
| Source: Cricinfo, 25 March 2010 | ||||
Adrian Victor Birrell (born December 8, 1960) in Grahamstown, Cape Province is a former South African first class cricketer and Irish cricket coach. A leg break bowler, Birrell took 75 wickets at 30.16 in his career for Eastern Province, before turning to coaching.
He led Ireland in the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup where they reached the Super Eight Stage. In the tournament they beat two Test nations, Bangladesh and Pakistan as well as achieving a tie against Zimbabwe. After the world cup he was replaced as Ireland coach by Phil Simmons.
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