Niall O'Brien (cricketer)

Niall O'Brien

O'Brien in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Niall John O'Brien
Born	(1981-11-08) 8 November 1981 (age 42) Dublin, Ireland
Nickname	Paddy
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Batsman, Wicketkeeper
Relations	Brendan O'Brien (father) Kevin O'Brien (brother)
International information
National side	Ireland (2005–2018)
Only Test (cap 7)	11 May 2018 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 13)	5 August 2006 v Scotland
Last ODI	31 August 2018 v Afghanistan
ODI shirt no.	72 (formerly 0)
T20I debut (cap 7)	2 August 2008 v Scotland
Last T20I	13 March 2016 v Netherlands
T20I shirt no.	72
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004–2006	Kent
2007–2012	Northamptonshire
2012	Khulna Royal Bengals
2013	Rangpur Riders
2013–2016	Leicestershire (squad no. 10)
2017–2018	North West Warriors
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 1 103 30 176 Runs scored 18 2,581 466 9,057 Batting average 9.00 28.05 17.92 35.51 100s/50s 0/0 1/18 0/1 15/48 Top score 18 109 50 182 Balls bowled – – – 18 Wickets – – – 2 Bowling average – – – 9.50 5 wickets in innings – – – 0 10 wickets in match – – – 0 Best bowling – – – 1/4 Catches/stumpings 2/0 90/14 17/10 492/48
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 June 2019

Niall John O'Brien (born 8 November 1981) is a former Irish cricketer and a cricket commentator. He is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Domestically O'Brien began his professional career with Kent in 2004 before joining Northamptonshire at the start of 2007, spending six seasons there before joining Leicestershire for 2013.

He made his One Day International debut for Ireland in 2006; two years later he played his first Twenty20 International. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Ireland's first ever Test match, against Pakistan, in May 2018.

O'Brien has also played in overseas twenty20 leagues, first the Indian Cricket League in 2008 and then the Bangladesh Premier League on its formation in 2012. His brother, Kevin, plays alongside him in the Ireland team while his father, Brendan, played cricket for Ireland from 1966 to 1981.^[1]

In October 2018, O'Brien announced his retirement from cricket.^[2]