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
NicknamePaddy
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
BattingLeft-handed
RoleBatsman, Wicketkeeper
Relations
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 7)11 May 2018 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 13)5 August 2006 v Scotland
Last ODI31 August 2018 v Afghanistan
ODI shirt no.72 (formerly 0)
T20I debut (cap 7)2 August 2008 v Scotland
Last T20I13 March 2016 v Netherlands
T20I shirt no.72
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004–2006Kent
2007–2012Northamptonshire
2012Khulna Royal Bengals
2013Rangpur Riders
2013–2016Leicestershire (squad no. 10)
2017–2018North 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]

  1. ^ Brendan O'Brien, CricketArchive Retrieved on 11 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Niall O'Brien: Ireland and Warriors wicketkeeper retires at 36". BBC Sport. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.