Niall O'Brien
Full name Niall John O'Brien
Born November 8, 1981, Dublin
Current age 27 years 243 days
Major teams Ireland, Ireland Under-19s, Kent, Northamptonshire
Nickname Paddy
Batting style Left-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height 5 ft 7 in
Education Marian College Dublin
Relation Brother - KJ O'Brien
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 32 | 32 | 3 | 803 | 72 | 27.68 | 1214 | 66.14 | 0 | 7 | 75 | 4 | 23 | 6 |
| T20Is | 8 | 7 | 0 | 119 | 40 | 17.00 | 147 | 80.95 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| First-class | 71 | 105 | 14 | 3258 | 176 | 35.80 | 5577 | 58.41 | 8 | 13 | 201 | 24 | ||
| List A | 100 | 79 | 10 | 1757 | 95 | 25.46 | 2531 | 69.41 | 0 | 11 | 81 | 28 | ||
| Twenty20 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 494 | 69 | 20.58 | 431 | 114.61 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 10 | 17 | 14 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 71 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twenty20 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODI debut | Scotland v Ireland at Ayr, Aug 5, 2006 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Canada v Ireland at Centurion, Apr 19, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Ireland v Scotland at Belfast, Aug 2, 2008 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Ireland v Pakistan at The Oval, Jun 15, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2004 |
| Last First-class | Northamptonshire v Essex at Northampton, May 6-9, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2003 |
| Last List A | Northamptonshire v Essex at Northampton, May 17, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Kent v Middlesex at Maidstone, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Ireland v Pakistan at The Oval, Jun 15, 2009 scorecard |
A confident character and batsman, his combative nature earned him a one-match ban after an outburst at officials during an Intercontinental Cup game with Scotland. He also managed to incense Brian Lara when Ireland defeated the West Indies in 2004, in which he made 58. He was understudy to Geraint Jones at Kent for the 2006 season but Jones losing his England place had a knock-on effect and saw Niall released by the county. A revelation for Ireland in the 2007 World Cup, though, with two fifties and impressing with a remarkable composure for someone so inexperienced at international level. His calm, steady 72 helped Ireland pull of the biggest shock in World Cup history when they beat Pakistan, and a 63 against England underlined his ability, not to mention pluck. He joined the growing number of Ireland players in England for the 2007 season, signing for Northamptonshire.
Alan Curr April 2007
- Niall O'Brien out for six weeks (Jun 25, 2009)
- Ireland win hearts in defeat (Jun 14, 2009)
- Ireland expect to be at full strength (Jun 10, 2009)
- Golden opportunity for Ireland (Jun 10, 2009)
- Ireland confident with world champions in their sights (Jun 9, 2009)
Jun 15, 2009
Niall O'Brien miscues a pull
© Associated Press
Jun 14, 2009
Niall O'Brien tries to flog one over midwicket
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Jun 14, 2009
Niall O'Brien goes over the top
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