Niall O'Brien
80Ireland · WK · 2006 to 2018 · on scorecards: NJ O'Brien
BATTING
- Matches
- 103
- Innings
- 101
- Runs
- 2581
- Average
- 28.05
- Strike rate
- 70.94
- High score
- 109
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 18
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 90 / 14
- Run-outs effected
- 15
CAREER IN BRIEF
Niall O'Brien played 103 ODIs for Ireland in CricArcade's archive, from 2006 to 2018. The first came against Scotland at Cambusdoon New Ground, with a score of 32, and the last against Afghanistan at Civil Service Cricket Club in 2018.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 1,766 runs at 28.5 in 70 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 109 from 131 balls against New Zealand at The Village in 2017, in a defeat. In all: 1 hundred, 18 fifties.
At home the average was 26.8 across 33 ODIs; away it was 25.2 across 25 ODIs. The most runs came against Scotland: 480 runs at 60.0 in 12 ODIs. Civil Service Cricket Club was the most frequent ground, with 15 ODIs and 357 runs at 27.5. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Ireland won 42 of the ODIs Niall O'Brien played and lost 52.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 103 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | 131 | New Zealand | The Village | 2017 | Lost |
| 80* | 106 | Scotland | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2015 | Won |
| 79* | 60 | West Indies | Saxton Oval | 2015 | Won |
| 75 | 75 | India | Seddon Park | 2015 | Lost |
| 72 | 107 | Pakistan | Sabina Park | 2007 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 14 | 220 | 15.71 | 0/0 |
| Scotland | 12 | 480 | 60.00 | 0/6 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 213 | 26.63 | 0/1 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 0/1 |
| England | 8 | 184 | 23.00 | 0/1 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 311 | 62.20 | 0/5 |
| West Indies | 7 | 217 | 36.17 | 0/1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 81 | 16.20 | 0/0 |
| Canada | 5 | 126 | 31.50 | 0/0 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 127 | 25.40 | 0/1 |
| Australia | 4 | 71 | 23.67 | 0/0 |
| South Africa | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0/0 |
| India | 3 | 173 | 57.67 | 0/2 |
| Kenya | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0/0 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 144 | 48.00 | 1/0 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0/0 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0/0 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 33 | 778 | 26.83 | 1/4 |
| Away | 25 | 605 | 25.21 | 0/4 |
| Neutral | 45 | 1,198 | 30.72 | 0/10 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33 | 815 | 27.17 | 0/7 |
| 2010s | 70 | 1,766 | 28.48 | 1/11 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Service Cricket Club | 15 | 357 | 27.46 | 0/3 |
| Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | 11 | 231 | 23.10 | 0/1 |
| Harare Sports Club | 10 | 213 | 21.30 | 0/2 |
| The Village | 7 | 190 | 31.67 | 1/0 |
| ICC Academy | 7 | 166 | 33.20 | 0/2 |
| Sabina Park | 5 | 145 | 29.00 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Scotland, 2006 at Cambusdoon New Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Afghanistan, 2018 at Civil Service Cricket Club
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 8 November 1981
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Balls faced (career)
- 3,638
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 4th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 60.4
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 71.9
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 107.1
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 47.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 42.3
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 2,344 balls faced in that period.
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