Tim Murtagh

Tim Murtagh
Personal information
Full name
Timothy James Murtagh
Born (1981-08-02) 2 August 1981 (age 43)
Lambeth, London, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleClub captain
Bowler
RelationsAJ Murtagh (uncle)
CP Murtagh (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 5)11 May 2018 v Pakistan
Last Test24 July 2019 v England
ODI debut (cap 38)23 June 2012 v Australia
Last ODI7 July 2019 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.34
T20I debut (cap 25)21 July 2012 v Bangladesh
Last T20I13 March 2016 v Netherlands
T20I shirt no.34
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000–2006Surrey
2007–2023Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 3 58 14 264
Runs scored 109 188 26 4,360
Batting average 27.25 7.83 13.00 17.16
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/11
Top score 54* 23* 12* 74*
Balls bowled 570 3,020 324 46,949
Wickets 13 74 13 959
Bowling average 16.38 30.94 24.92 24.45
5 wickets in innings 1 1 0 40
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 5
Best bowling 5/13 5/21 3/23 7/82
Catches/stumpings 0/– 16/– 3/– 69/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 July 2024

Timothy James Murtagh (born 2 August 1981) is a retired English-born Irish cricketer who played for Middlesex County Cricket Club.

He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler who previously represented England in the 2000 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Murtagh played for the Surrey county team from 2000 to 2006, then moved to Middlesex, whom he represented from 2007 to 2023.

He first played for Ireland in 2012. In May 2018, he was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Ireland's first Test match, against Pakistan.

In November 2018, he was named the Men's International Player of the Year at the annual Cricket Ireland Awards.[1] The following month, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract by Cricket Ireland for the 2019 season.[2][3] In November 2019, Murtagh announced his retirement from international cricket, remaining with Middlesex CCC for two years instead.[4]

  1. ^ "Murtagh, Delany take out top player awards at 2018 Turkish Airlines Cricket Ireland Awards". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. ^ "19 men's central player contracts finalised ahead of busy 2019". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Ireland women to receive first professional contracts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Tim Murtagh announces Ireland retirement, signs new Middlesex deal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2019.