Kevin O'Brien
86Ireland · AR · 2006 to 2021 · on scorecards: KJ O'Brien
BATTING
- Matches
- 153
- Innings
- 141
- Runs
- 3619
- Average
- 29.42
- Strike rate
- 88.78
- High score
- 142
- 100s / 50s
- 2 / 18
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 114
- Average
- 32.68
- Economy
- 5.2
- Strike rate
- 37.6
- Best figures
- 4/13
- 4w / 5w
- 5 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 67 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 8
CAREER IN BRIEF
Kevin O'Brien played 153 ODIs for Ireland in CricArcade's archive, from 2006 to 2021. The first came against England at Civil Service Cricket Club, with a score of 35 and 1 wicket, and the last against Netherlands at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd in 2021.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 2,606 runs at 30.7 in 107 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 142 from 125 balls against Kenya at Ruaraka Sports Club Ground in 2007, in a defeat. The best bowling is 4 for 13 against Netherlands at VRA Ground in 2013.
In all: 2 hundreds, 18 fifties. At home the average was 26.9 across 56 ODIs; away it was 24.8 across 42 ODIs. The most runs came against Afghanistan: 603 runs at 27.4 in 26 ODIs. Civil Service Cricket Club was the most frequent ground, with 24 ODIs and 417 runs at 20.9. Kevin O'Brien captained Ireland in 4 ODIs, winning 3 and losing 1. The scorecards record 6 player-of-the-match awards. Ireland won 66 of the ODIs Kevin O'Brien played and lost 77.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 153 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | 125 | Kenya | Ruaraka Sports Club Ground | 2007 | Lost |
| 113 | 63 | England | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 98* | 104 | Scotland | VRA Ground | 2010 | Won |
| 89* | 104 | Canada | Willowmoore Park | 2009 | Won |
| 84* | 47 | Pakistan | Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | 2013 | Tied/NR |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/13 | 7 | Netherlands | VRA Ground | 2013 | Won |
| 4/26 | 7 | Afghanistan | Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground | 2017 | Won |
| 4/41 | 10 | United Arab Emirates | ICC Academy | 2018 | Won |
| 4/45 | 10 | Afghanistan | Civil Service Cricket Club | 2016 | Lost |
| 4/71 | 9 | West Indies | 2011 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 26 | 603 | 27.41 | 0/2 | 25 | 22.24 |
| Scotland | 18 | 455 | 45.50 | 0/3 | 10 | 48.10 |
| England | 13 | 285 | 25.91 | 1/0 | 2 | 117.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 265 | 24.09 | 0/1 | 13 | 28.69 |
| West Indies | 12 | 348 | 29.00 | 0/3 | 5 | 53.20 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 138 | 17.25 | 0/0 | 17 | 15.82 |
| Bangladesh | 10 | 179 | 22.38 | 0/0 | 5 | 44.60 |
| Canada | 8 | 272 | 54.40 | 0/2 | 7 | 22.43 |
| Kenya | 8 | 310 | 44.29 | 1/1 | 3 | 40.33 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 227 | 37.83 | 0/3 | 9 | 18.67 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 172 | 34.40 | 0/1 | 5 | 52.20 |
| Australia | 4 | 44 | 14.67 | 0/0 | 3 | 24.33 |
| South Africa | 4 | 114 | 28.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 58.67 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0/1 | 2 | 70.50 |
| India | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 66.00 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 0/1 | 2 | 19.00 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 26.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 1,183 | 26.89 | 0/7 | 40 | 33.00 |
| Away | 42 | 967 | 24.79 | 1/4 | 32 | 26.16 |
| Neutral | 55 | 1,469 | 36.73 | 1/7 | 42 | 37.36 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35 | 884 | 31.57 | 1/4 | 18 | 42.06 |
| 2010s | 107 | 2,606 | 30.66 | 1/14 | 95 | 30.68 |
| 2020s | 11 | 129 | 12.90 | 0/0 | 1 | 54.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Service Cricket Club | 24 | 417 | 20.85 | 0/1 | 20 | 30.40 |
| Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | 16 | 350 | 31.82 | 0/1 | 16 | 20.94 |
| The Village | 13 | 340 | 34.00 | 0/4 | 4 | 91.75 |
| Harare Sports Club | 11 | 284 | 28.40 | 0/1 | 12 | 29.83 |
| ICC Academy | 7 | 161 | 40.25 | 0/1 | 8 | 24.13 |
| 6 | 95 | 23.75 | 0/0 | 4 | 17.75 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 2006 at Civil Service Cricket Club
- Latest in the archive: v Netherlands, 2021 at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 4 March 1984
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 4,076
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 5
- Most common batting position
- 6th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 68.5
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 86.9
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 146.0
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 26.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 35.3
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 2,076 balls faced in that period.
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