Full name William Boyd Rankin
Born July 5, 1984, Derry
Current age 25 years 140 days
Major teams Ireland, Derbyshire, Ireland Under-19s, Warwickshire
Nickname Boydo
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height 6 ft 7 in
Education Strabane Grammar School, Harper Adams University College
Relation Brother - RJ Rankin
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 20 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 7* | 8.00 | 50 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| T20Is | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5* | - | 5 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 25 | 26 | 10 | 65 | 12* | 4.06 | 259 | 25.09 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| List A | 41 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 9 | 6.80 | 86 | 39.53 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5* | - | 8 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 20 | 19 | 836 | 693 | 28 | 3/32 | 3/32 | 24.75 | 4.97 | 29.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 4 | 4 | 96 | 102 | 3 | 2/27 | 2/27 | 34.00 | 6.37 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 25 | 44 | 3658 | 2273 | 79 | 5/39 | 8/121 | 28.77 | 3.72 | 46.3 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| List A | 41 | 40 | 1627 | 1352 | 50 | 3/32 | 3/32 | 27.04 | 4.98 | 32.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 5 | 5 | 120 | 124 | 4 | 2/27 | 2/27 | 31.00 | 6.20 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Bermuda v Ireland at Nairobi (Jaff), Jan 31, 2007 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Ireland v Kenya at Dublin, Jul 12, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Bangladesh v Ireland at Nottingham, Jun 8, 2009 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Ireland v Pakistan at The Oval, Jun 15, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | United Arab Emirates v Ireland at Abu Dhabi, Feb 10-12, 2007 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Lancashire v Warwickshire at Manchester, Sep 23-25, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | Ireland A v Sri Lanka A at Abu Dhabi, Apr 24, 2006 scorecard |
| Last List A | Warwickshire v Leicestershire at Birmingham, Aug 9, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Bangladesh v Ireland at Nottingham, Jun 8, 2009 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Sussex v Warwickshire at Hove, Jul 27, 2009 scorecard |
A cattle and sheep farmer from Londonderry, towering over his team-mates at 6ft 8ins tall, Boyd Rankin's obvious main attribute is his height, gaining steepling bounce off a length. But in spite of his inexperience, he showed impressive composure in the 2007 World Cup and finished the tournament as Ireland's leading wicket-taker with 12 wickets at 27. Having spent time on the staff at Lord's, Derbyshire spotted a rising star - in more ways than one - and signed him for the 2007 season. His appearances were limited by injury, but even so he was offered a contract extension. He turned it down and signed with Warwickshire instead.
Alan Curr October 2007
- Rankin's ECB call-up concerns Ireland (Oct 15, 2009)
- Rankin, Niall O'Brien return for England ODI (Aug 21, 2009)
- Stumped for an answer (Jun 15, 2009)
- Jayawardene saves Sri Lanka's blushes (Jun 14, 2009)
- A fresh new challenge (Jun 2, 2009)
Jun 14, 2009
Ireland celebrate after Boyd Rankin strikes in the first over
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Jun 1, 2009
Boyd Rankin removes Dirk Nannes late in the innings
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Apr 19, 2009
Boyd Rankin bowls
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