Ireland
Full name William Thomas Stuart Porterfield
Born September 6, 1984, Londonderry
Current age 25 years 64 days
Major teams Ireland, Gloucestershire, Ireland Under-19s, Marylebone Cricket Club, Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 37 | 37 | 3 | 1150 | 112* | 33.82 | 1746 | 65.86 | 4 | 4 | 115 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| T20Is | 9 | 8 | 0 | 111 | 40 | 13.87 | 129 | 86.04 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 34 | 58 | 2 | 1807 | 166 | 32.26 | 4345 | 41.58 | 2 | 11 | 227 | 7 | 38 | 0 |
| List A | 80 | 79 | 4 | 2625 | 112* | 35.00 | 3880 | 67.65 | 4 | 15 | 273 | 14 | 33 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 291 | 62 | 17.11 | 278 | 104.67 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 34 | 1 | 36 | 57 | 1 | 1/57 | 1/57 | 57.00 | 9.50 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twenty20 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Ireland v Namibia at Dublin, May 17-20, 2006 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Gloucestershire v Kent at Bristol, Sep 23-25, 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 | Warwickshire v Gloucestershire at Birmingham, Jun 22, 2008 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Gloucestershire v Somerset at Bristol, Jun 26, 2009 scorecard |
Porterfield's start to his one-day career has been Hussey-esque, already with two centuries to his name. He came back from the recent World Cricket League in Kenya as the tournament's second-highest scorer and averaged 110.66 in his five matches. He took part in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh in 2004 and then spent time at the ICC Winter Training Camp in 2006, later captaining Ireland A that year. While his graduation into the full side has surprised nobody, his immediate success has given Ireland huge cause to be hopeful as they look to the future. An excellent 85 in the 2007 World Cup helped Ireland beat Bangladesh and led to interest from Gloucestershire. However, a first-class deal hasn't arrived yet and time is running out so Porterfield has to be content with the role as Ireland's key batsman. His consistent returns during the 2007 season, including a career-best 166 against Bermuda, were a key part of Ireland's continued success against the Associates. He signed a two-year contract with Gloucestershire at the end of the 2007 season.
Cricinfo Staff September 2007
NBC Denis Compton Award 2008
ICC Associate Player of the Year 2009
- Johnson and Gambhir scoop top awards (Oct 1, 2009)
- Porterfield named Associate Player of the Year (Oct 1, 2009)
- Hoggard hat-trick inspires Yorkshire (Sep 19, 2009)
- Porterfield and West ensure Ireland's win (Aug 22, 2009)
- Rankin, Niall O'Brien return for England ODI (Aug 21, 2009)
Oct 1, 2009
The winners take centrestage
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Oct 1, 2009
William Porterfield with the Associate Player of the Year trophy
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Aug 19, 2009
William Porterfield cuts during his hundred
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