List of Ireland cricket captains

This is a list of all cricketers who have captained Ireland in an official international match. This includes the ICC Trophy, Under-19 games and One Day Internationals. The table is correct as of the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

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One Day Internationals

In 2006, all-rounder Trent Johnston became Ireland's first ODI captain.[1] He is the team's most successful captain, having led them to six victories. He stepped down as captain in early 2008 and took a break from cricket as he was struggling with injury problems.[2] William Porterfield succeeded Johnston as Ireland's full-time captain in April 2008.[3] On occasions when Porterfield has been unavailable, sometimes due to commitments with his county side, Kyle McCallan has filled the role of captain.[4]

Player[5] Dates of captaincy Mat Won Lost Tied No result  % win[A]
Johnston, TrentTrent Johnston 2006–2007/08 23 6 14 1 2 30.95
McCallan, KyleKyle McCallan 2008–2008/09 4 0 4 0 0 0.00
Porterfield, WilliamWilliam Porterfield 2006/07–present 12 10 1 0 1 83.33
Total 2006–present 39 16 19 1 3 43.42

ICC Trophy/ICC World Cup Qualifier

Ireland debuted in the ICC Trophy in the 1993/94 tournament

Player[6] Dates of captaincy Mat Won Lost Tied No result  % win[A]
Lewis, AlanAlan Lewis 1993/94 7 3 4 0 0 42.86
Benson, JustinJustin Benson 1996/97 10 6 3 0 1 66.66
McCallan, KyleKyle McCallan 2001–2005 9 4 5 1 0 44.44
Curry, DekkerDekker Curry 2005 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
Molins, JasonJason Molins 2005 5 5 0 0 0 100.00
Porterfield, WilliamWilliam Porterfield 2009 10 8 2 0 0 80.00
Total 1993/94–2005 32 18 13 0 1 58.06

Youth One-Day International captains

Player[7] Dates of captaincy Mat Won Lost Tied No result  % win[A]
Clinton, JosephJoseph Clinton 1997/98 5 1 4 0 0 20.00
Joyce, EdEd Joyce 1997/98 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
Shields, PeterPeter Shields 1999/00 7 2 4 1 0 35.71
Porterfield, WilliamWilliam Porterfield 2003/04 7 3 4 0 0 42.86
Morgan, EoinEoin Morgan 2005/06 6 2 4 0 0 33.33
Thompson, GregGreg Thompson 2007/08 6 2 4 0 0 33.33
Total 1997/8–present 34 10 21 1 0 30.88

Notes

A Percentage is worked out by counting tied games as half a win and excluding no results from the equation.

References

  1. ^ Cricinfo staff (7 June 2006), Ireland announce squad for England match, Cricinfo.com, http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/249849.html  Retrieved on 3 November 2008.
  2. ^ Johnston takes a break from cricket, Cricinfo staff, 22 March 2008, http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/343544.html  Retrieved on 3 November 2008.
  3. ^ Porterfield takes charge, BBC Online, 23 April 2008, http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/ireland/7363370.stm  Retrieved on 30 May 2008.
  4. ^ Cricket Ireland (22 May 2008), Ireland hit by Porterfield withdrawal, Cricketeurope4.net, http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2/articles/000034/003434.shtml  Retrieved on 30 May 2008.
  5. ^ Ireland Captains' Playing Record in ODI Matches, CricketArchive.com, http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Ireland/Odis/Captains/Playing_Record_Captain_Overall.html  Retrieved on 22 July 2009.
  6. ^ Ireland Captains' Playing Record in the ICC Trophy, CricketArchive.com, http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Ireland/Icct/Captains/Playing_Record_Captain_Overall.html  Retrieved on 8 November 2008.
  7. ^ Ireland Captains' Playing Record in Youth ODI Matches, CricketArchive.com, http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Ireland/UOdis/Captains/Playing_Record_Captain_Overall.html  Retrieved on 8 November 2008.

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