Alex Cusack
83Ireland · AR · 2007 to 2015 · on scorecards: AR Cusack
BATTING
- Matches
- 59
- Innings
- 47
- Runs
- 745
- Average
- 22.57
- Strike rate
- 64.27
- High score
- 71
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 2
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 63
- Average
- 23.96
- Economy
- 4.63
- Strike rate
- 31
- Best figures
- 5/20
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 18 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 3
CAREER IN BRIEF
Alex Cusack played 59 ODIs for Ireland in CricArcade's archive, from 2007 to 2015. The first came against South Africa at Civil Service Cricket Club, with a score of 36 and 3 wickets, and the last against England at The Village in 2015.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 501 runs at 21.8 in 39 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 71 from 83 balls against Scotland at Grange Cricket Club Ground in 2011, in a defeat. The best bowling is 5 for 20 against Afghanistan at Hazelaarweg in 2010.
In all: 2 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 22.9 across 27 ODIs; away it was 27.4 across 12 ODIs. The most runs came against Kenya: 188 runs at 47.0 in 8 ODIs. Clontarf Cricket Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 15 ODIs and 164 runs at 23.4. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Ireland won 31 of the ODIs Alex Cusack played and lost 22.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 59 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 83 | Scotland | Grange Cricket Club Ground | 2011 | Lost |
| 59* | 95 | Kenya | Hazelaarweg | 2010 | Won |
| 47 | 58 | England | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 45* | 77 | Bangladesh | Civil Service Cricket Club | 2010 | Won |
| 45 | 56 | Netherlands | Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | 2010 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/20 | 8.1 | Afghanistan | Hazelaarweg | 2010 | Won |
| 4/32 | 9.3 | Zimbabwe | Bellerive Oval | 2015 | Won |
| 3/13 | 5 | Pakistan | Civil Service Cricket Club | 2011 | Lost |
| 3/15 | 4 | South Africa | Civil Service Cricket Club | 2007 | Lost |
| 3/17 | 8 | Afghanistan | Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | 2012 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8 | 188 | 47.00 | 0/1 | 10 | 17.20 |
| Scotland | 8 | 101 | 25.25 | 0/1 | 9 | 24.89 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 61 | 20.33 | 0/0 | 3 | 35.67 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 118 | 29.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 34.33 |
| Canada | 5 | 21 | 10.50 | 0/0 | 5 | 25.20 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 32 | 10.67 | 0/0 | 9 | 21.89 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 32 | 10.67 | 0/0 | 9 | 13.56 |
| England | 4 | 53 | 26.50 | 0/0 | 2 | 52.00 |
| West Indies | 3 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 2 | 30 | 30.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 19.00 |
| India | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 2 | 43 | 43.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 9.67 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 14.80 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 53.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 5 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 27.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 27 | 320 | 22.86 | 0/0 | 31 | 19.45 |
| Away | 12 | 247 | 27.44 | 0/1 | 9 | 27.56 |
| Neutral | 20 | 178 | 17.80 | 0/1 | 23 | 28.65 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20 | 244 | 24.40 | 0/0 | 21 | 21.19 |
| 2010s | 39 | 501 | 21.78 | 0/2 | 42 | 25.36 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | 15 | 164 | 23.43 | 0/0 | 18 | 21.33 |
| Civil Service Cricket Club | 11 | 156 | 22.29 | 0/0 | 13 | 16.85 |
| VRA Ground | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 30.50 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0/0 | 2 | 23.00 |
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 3 | 37 | 37.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 40.00 |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2 | 71 | 35.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 2007 at Civil Service Cricket Club
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2015 at The Village
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 29 October 1980
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,159
- Ducks
- 8
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
- Most common batting position
- 7th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 44.7
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 66.9
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 66.1
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 40.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 23.2
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 411 balls faced in that period.
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