Full name Niall John O'Brien
Born November 8, 1981, Dublin
Current age 28 years 14 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 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 815 | 72 | 27.16 | 1221 | 66.74 | 0 | 7 | 77 | 4 | 24 | 6 |
| T20Is | 8 | 7 | 0 | 119 | 40 | 17.00 | 147 | 80.95 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| First-class | 78 | 117 | 14 | 3618 | 176 | 35.12 | 6190 | 58.44 | 9 | 14 | 225 | 25 | ||
| List A | 106 | 85 | 11 | 2023 | 95 | 27.33 | 2740 | 73.83 | 0 | 14 | 86 | 30 | ||
| Twenty20 | 44 | 34 | 8 | 545 | 69 | 20.96 | 482 | 113.07 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 11 | 19 | 15 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 78 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 106 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twenty20 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODI debut | Scotland v Ireland at Ayr, Aug 5, 2006 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Ireland v England at Belfast, Aug 27, 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 Leicestershire at Northampton, Sep 23-25, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2003 |
| Last List A | Kent v Northamptonshire at Canterbury, Sep 27, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Kent v Middlesex at Maidstone, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Northamptonshire v Sussex at Birmingham, Aug 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
- O'Brien and Wessels dominate Surrey (Sep 10, 2009)
- Rankin, Niall O'Brien return for England ODI (Aug 21, 2009)
- 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)
Aug 15, 2009
Niall O'Brien is stumped by a sharp piece of work from Andy Hodd
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Jul 26, 2009
Niall O'Brien does a balancing act
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Jun 15, 2009
Niall O'Brien miscues a pull
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