Andrew Balbirnie

Andrew Balbirnie
Personal information
Full name Andrew Balbirnie
Born (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990
Dublin, Ireland
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm off break
Role Batsman, occasional wicketkeeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 35) 5 July 2010 v Scotland
Last ODI 15 March 2015 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011– Middlesex (squad no. 15)
2011–2013 Cardiff MCCU
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 17 9 22 2
Runs scored 393 181 562 2
Batting average 26.20 15.08 29.57 1.00
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 1/2 0/0
Top score 97 38 129 2
Balls bowled 60 168 84 –
Wickets 2 2 2 –
Bowling average 34.00 47.50 47.50 –
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 –
10 wickets in match n/a 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 1/31 1/5 1/31 –
Catches/stumpings 1/– 6/– 4/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 5 April 2015

Andrew Balbirnie (born 28 December 1990) is an Irish cricketer. Balbirnie is right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Dublin and was educated at St. Andrew's College.[1]

Balbirnie has represented Ireland at U-19 level, playing nine Youth One Day International's.[2] In 2009, he was part of Ireland's Under-19 World Cup Qualifier winning squad. Victory in this tournament allowed Ireland Under-19's to take part in the 2010 U-19 Cricket World Cup. He was later a member of Ireland's 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One winning team. During the tournament, he made his List A debut for Ireland, in what was also his debut One Day International which came against Scotland. He played three further One Day International's during the tournament.[3]

He made his Twenty20 International debut against Scotland on 19 June 2015, although no play was possible due to rain.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile: Andrew Balbirnie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Andrew Balbirnie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "One-Day International Matches played by Andrew Balbirnie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Scotland tour of Ireland, 2nd T20I: Ireland v Scotland at Bready, Jun 19, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

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