Barry McCarthy
84Ireland · PACE · 2016 to 2025 · on scorecards: BJ McCarthy
BATTING
- Matches
- 48
- Innings
- 31
- Runs
- 220
- Average
- 9.16
- Strike rate
- 61.62
- High score
- 41
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 81
- Average
- 29.2
- Economy
- 5.9
- Strike rate
- 29.6
- Best figures
- 5/46
- 4w / 5w
- 3 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 15 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Barry McCarthy played 48 ODIs for Ireland in CricArcade's archive, from 2016 to 2025. The first came against Sri Lanka at The Village, with a score of 0 and 2 wickets, and the last against West Indies at Castle Avenue in 2025.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 51 wickets at 26.7 in 27 ODIs. The best bowling is 5 for 46 against Afghanistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 2017. In all: 1 five-wicket haul.
With the ball: 35 wickets at 26.9 at home and 16 wickets at 41.1 away. The most wickets came against Afghanistan: 24 wickets at 22.9 in 12 ODIs. Civil Service Cricket Club was the most frequent ground, with 5 ODIs and 10 wickets at 21.1. Ireland won 16 of the ODIs Barry McCarthy played and lost 29.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 48 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 38 | England | Trent Bridge | 2023 | Lost |
| 18 | 22 | Afghanistan | Civil Service Cricket Club | 2019 | Lost |
| 17* | 13 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 2020 | Lost |
| 16* | 23 | New Zealand | Malahide | 2017 | Lost |
| 13 | 29 | Australia | Willowmoore Park | 2016 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/46 | 9 | Afghanistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2017 | Won |
| 4/32 | 7.1 | West Indies | Castle Avenue | 2025 | Won |
| 4/59 | 9.2 | Afghanistan | Civil Service Cricket Club | 2016 | Lost |
| 4/62 | 10 | Pakistan | The Village | 2016 | Lost |
| 3/32 | 9.2 | Afghanistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2017 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 12 | 51 | 8.50 | 0/0 | 24 | 22.88 |
| West Indies | 7 | 47 | 11.75 | 0/0 | 15 | 26.60 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 9 | 26.11 |
| England | 4 | 46 | 15.33 | 0/0 | 3 | 58.00 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 13 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 48.67 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 6 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 59.50 |
| Scotland | 3 | 5 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 25.50 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0/0 | 7 | 25.29 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 22 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 41.33 |
| Australia | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Nepal | 1 | 4 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 31.50 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 15.50 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 24.50 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 59.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 17 | 81 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 35 | 26.86 |
| Away | 15 | 92 | 11.50 | 0/0 | 16 | 41.06 |
| Neutral | 16 | 47 | 6.71 | 0/0 | 30 | 25.63 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27 | 110 | 7.86 | 0/0 | 51 | 26.67 |
| 2020s | 21 | 110 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 30 | 33.53 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Service Cricket Club | 5 | 31 | 15.50 | 0/0 | 10 | 21.10 |
| Castle Avenue | 5 | 10 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 12 | 28.08 |
| Malahide | 4 | 34 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 41.80 |
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 4 | 5 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 53.50 |
| ICC Academy | 4 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 8 | 25.63 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 3 | 15 | 7.50 | 0/0 | 10 | 12.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Sri Lanka, 2016 at The Village
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 2025 at Castle Avenue
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 13 September 1992
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 357
- Ducks
- 5
- Four-wicket hauls
- 3
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