This is a list of all cricketers who have captained Ireland in an official international match. This includes the ICC Trophy, Under-19 games and One Day Internationals, Twenty20 Internationals. The tables are correct as of the February 2012.
Men's cricket
editTest match captains
editThis is a list of cricketers who have captained the Ireland cricket team for at least one Test match.
A cricketer who has a symbol of next to a Test match series describes their role as captain and their participation in at least one game for the team.
| No. | Name | Year | Opposition | Location | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Porterfield | 2018 | Pakistan | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Afghanistan | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | England | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | Andrew Balbirnie | 2022-23 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | England | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Grand total[2] | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
One Day International captains
editIn 2006, all-rounder Trent Johnston became Ireland's first ODI captain.[3] He stepped down as captain in early 2008 and took a break from cricket as he was struggling with injury problems.[4] William Porterfield succeeded Johnston as Ireland's full-time captain in April 2008.[5] On occasions when Porterfield had been unavailable, sometimes due to commitments with his county side, Kyle McCallan had filled the role of captain.[6] The table of results is complete up to the second match against Bangladesh in May 2023.
| No. | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | NR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Johnston | 2006–2010 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Kyle McCallan | 2007–2008 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3 | William Porterfield | 2008-2019 | 113 | 50 | 2 | 55 | 6 | ||
| 4 | Kevin O'Brien | 2010–2014 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Andrew Balbirnie | 2020–Present | 30 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Paul Stirling | 2022–2023 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Overall[8] | 187 | 75 | 3 | 96 | 13 | ||||
| Last Updated: 12 May 2023 | |||||||||
Twenty20 International captains
editThis is a list of cricketers who have captained the Ireland cricket team for at least one Twenty20 International.The table of results is complete up to the third match against Bangladesh in March 2023.
| No. | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | NR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Porterfield | 2008–2017 | 56 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Kevin O'Brien | 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Gary Wilson | 2016-2019 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Paul Stirling | 2019 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Andrew Balbirnie | 2020–Present | 52 | 19 | 1 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Overall[10] | 147 | 60 | 2 | 78 | 7 | ||||
| Last updated: 22 October 2021 | |||||||||
Ireland debuted in the ICC Trophy in the 1993/94 tournament.
| Player[11] | Dates of captaincy | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | % win[A] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Lewis | 1993/94 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Justin Benson | 1996/97 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 66.66 |
| Kyle McCallan | 2001–2005 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Dekker Curry | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jason Molins | 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| William Porterfield | 2009 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Total | 1993/94–2005 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 58.06 |
Women's cricket
editTest match captains
editIreland had played one Test in 2000 against Pakistan at Dublin.
| Ireland Women's Test Captain | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | NR | |
| 1 | Miriam Grealey | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Overall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Women's One Day International captains
edit| Ireland Women's ODI Captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | NR | |
| 1 | Mary-Pat Moore | 1987–1993 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2 | Sonia Reamsbottom | 1989–1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | Elizabeth Owens | 1988 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 4 | Miriam Grealey | 1995–2000 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 5 | Nikki Squire | 2001 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | Anne Linehan | 2002 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 7 | Clare Shillington | 2003–2011 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 8 | Heather Whelan | 2003–2011 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 9 | Isobel Joyce | 2008–present | 17 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 10 | Ciara Metcalfe | 2010–2011 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 11 | Mary Waldron | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Overall | 130 | 38 | 0 | 87 | 5 | |||
Women's Twenty20 International captains
edit| Ireland Women's T20I Captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | NR | |
| 1 | Isobel Joyce | 2008–present | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 8 | Heather Whelan | 2009 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | Ciara Metcalfe | 2010–2011 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11 | Cecelia Joyce | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Overall | 30 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
Youth cricket
editYouth One-Day International captains
edit| Ireland T20I Captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | NR | |
| 1 | Joseph Clinton | 1998 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2 | Ed Joyce | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | Peter Shields | 1998 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 4 | William Porterfield | 2004 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 | Eoin Morgan | 2006 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6 | Greg Thompson | 2008 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 7 | Andrew Balbirnie | 2010 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8 | George Dockrell | 2012 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Overall | 43 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 0 | |||
Notes
edit- A Percentage is worked out by counting tied games as half a win and excluding no results from the equation.
References
edit- ^ "List of Ireland Test cricket captains". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Test Matches/ Team Records/ Result Summary". Cricinfo.
- ^ Cricinfo staff (7 June 2006), Ireland announce squad for England match, Cricinfo.com Retrieved on 3 November 2008.
- ^ Johnston takes a break from cricket, Cricinfo staff, 22 March 2008 Retrieved on 3 November 2008.
- ^ Porterfield takes charge, BBC Online, 23 April 2008 Retrieved on 30 May 2008.
- ^ Cricket Ireland (22 May 2008), Ireland hit by Porterfield withdrawal, Cricketeurope4.net Retrieved on 30 May 2008.
- ^ "List of Ireland ODI cricket captains". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ Records / One-Day Internationals / Team Records / Result Summary, Cricinfo, retrieved 15 December 2018
- ^ "Ireland T20I Captains". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Records/ Twenty20 International/ Results Summary". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ Ireland Captains' Playing Record in the ICC Trophy, CricketArchive.com, archived from the original on 15 October 2012, retrieved 26 October 2017 Retrieved on 8 November 2008.
External links
edit- Cricinfo
- Ireland's ICC Trophy captains at Cricket Archive Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Ireland's Under-19's captains at Cricket Archive Archived 2013-11-09 at the Wayback Machine