Andy Balbirnie
83Ireland · OP · 2010 to 2026 · on scorecards: A Balbirnie
BATTING
- Matches
- 121
- Innings
- 114
- Runs
- 3429
- Average
- 32.34
- Strike rate
- 74.65
- High score
- 145*
- 100s / 50s
- 10 / 17
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 2
- Average
- 34
- Economy
- 6.8
- Strike rate
- 30
- Best figures
- 1/26
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 46 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 4
CAREER IN BRIEF
Andy Balbirnie played 117 ODIs for Ireland in CricArcade's archive, from 2010 to 2025. The first came against Scotland at Sportpark Westvliet, with a score of 1, and the last against West Indies at Castle Avenue in 2025.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 1,813 runs at 31.8 in 64 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 145 not out from 136 balls against Afghanistan at null in 2019, in a match Ireland won. In all: 9 hundreds, 17 fifties.
At home the average was 32.1 across 33 ODIs; away it was 35.1 across 35 ODIs. The most runs came against Afghanistan: 624 runs at 29.7 in 25 ODIs. The Village was the most frequent ground, with 16 ODIs and 462 runs at 30.8. Andy Balbirnie captained Ireland in 37 ODIs, winning 8 and losing 25. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. Ireland won 45 of the ODIs Andy Balbirnie played and lost 61.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 117 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145* | 136 | Afghanistan | 2019 | Won | |
| 135 | 124 | West Indies | The Village | 2019 | Lost |
| 121* | 137 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2023 | Lost |
| 113 | 112 | England | The Rose Bowl | 2020 | Won |
| 112 | 136 | West Indies | Castle Avenue | 2025 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/26 | 5 | Afghanistan | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2015 | Won |
| 1/31 | 4 | Scotland | The Village | 2014 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 25 | 624 | 29.71 | 1/4 | 1 | 37.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 619 | 41.27 | 2/3 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 11 | 306 | 30.60 | 1/1 | 1 | 31.00 |
| West Indies | 11 | 465 | 46.50 | 2/2 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 143 | 20.43 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| England | 9 | 211 | 26.38 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 323 | 40.38 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 7 | 298 | 42.57 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 4 | 85 | 28.33 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| India | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Nepal | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Oman | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United States | 1 | 45 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 33 | 995 | 32.10 | 4/3 | 1 | 31.00 |
| Away | 35 | 982 | 35.07 | 3/7 | 0 | – |
| Neutral | 49 | 1,287 | 29.93 | 2/7 | 1 | 37.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64 | 1,813 | 31.81 | 5/8 | 2 | 34.00 |
| 2020s | 53 | 1,451 | 32.24 | 4/9 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Village | 16 | 462 | 30.80 | 2/1 | 1 | 31.00 |
| Harare Sports Club | 15 | 453 | 37.75 | 2/2 | 0 | – |
| Civil Service Cricket Club | 11 | 268 | 24.36 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| ICC Academy | 7 | 278 | 55.60 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| 5 | 215 | 71.67 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Scotland, 2010 at Sportpark Westvliet
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 2025 at Castle Avenue
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 28 December 1990
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 4,593
- Ducks
- 8
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 3rd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 55.5
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 80.4
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 119.9
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 37.5
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 70.2
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 3,477 balls faced in that period.
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