Full name Kevin Joseph O'Brien
Born March 4, 1984, Dublin, Ireland
Current age 25 years 266 days
Major teams Ireland, Ireland Under-19s, Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers, Middlesex 2nd XI, Nottinghamshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Relation Brother - NJ O'Brien
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 35 | 31 | 3 | 884 | 142 | 31.57 | 1129 | 78.29 | 1 | 4 | 68 | 24 | 18 | 0 |
| T20Is | 9 | 8 | 2 | 95 | 39* | 15.83 | 84 | 113.09 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 13 | 17 | 1 | 517 | 171* | 32.31 | 887 | 58.28 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| List A | 74 | 68 | 11 | 1728 | 142 | 30.31 | 2226 | 77.62 | 2 | 8 | 127 | 50 | 32 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 126 | 39* | 15.75 | 109 | 115.59 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 35 | 28 | 858 | 757 | 18 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 42.05 | 5.29 | 47.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 9 | 6 | 102 | 115 | 4 | 2/15 | 2/15 | 28.75 | 6.76 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 13 | 14 | 568 | 238 | 11 | 4/38 | 4/38 | 21.63 | 2.51 | 51.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 74 | 59 | 1865 | 1691 | 38 | 4/31 | 4/31 | 44.50 | 5.44 | 49.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 14 | 8 | 126 | 149 | 6 | 2/14 | 2/14 | 24.83 | 7.09 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Ireland v England at Belfast, Jun 13, 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 | United Arab Emirates v Ireland at Abu Dhabi, Feb 10-12, 2007 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Scotland v Ireland at Aberdeen, Aug 17-20, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | United Arab Emirates v Ireland A at Abu Dhabi, Apr 22, 2006 scorecard |
| Last List A | Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire at Nottingham, Sep 27, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Ireland v Scotland at Belfast, Aug 2, 2008 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Nottinghamshire v Lancashire at Nottingham, Jun 28, 2009 scorecard |
Younger brother of Niall, the Ireland wicketkeeper, Kevin is a stockily built medium-pacer and a classy middle-order batsman. He represented Ireland at the 2004 Under-19 World Cup in which he racked up 241 runs and also struck 35 from 48 balls against England on his ODI debut. Like many of Ireland's batsmen, he had a productive time in Kenya during the 2007 World Cricket League when he was the second-top-scorer with 263 runs at an average of 52.80, including a delightful 142 from 125 balls against the hosts. He was consistent with the bat in the 2007 World Cup and resourceful with the ball, though not devastatingly successful in either discipline. One for the future, certainly.
Alan Curr April 2007
- Sri Lanka approaching top gear (Jun 13, 2009)
- Golden opportunity for Ireland (Jun 10, 2009)
- The Kevin and Niall show (Jun 8, 2009)
- Ireland storm into Super Eights (Jun 8, 2009)
- Ireland target Bangladesh game (May 30, 2009)
Aug 22, 2009
Kevin O'Brien takes a catch to dismiss Fraser Watts
© ICC/Donal MacLeod
Jun 8, 2009
Kevin O'Brien and John Mooney are joyous after ejecting Bangladesh
© Associated Press
Jun 8, 2009
Kevin O'Brien and John Mooney are euphoric after the victory
© Getty Images
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